“Sometimes I say that to Adam,” Appleton said. “But Adam’s the captain of our team and when he feels like he needs to go and impose his will, he does so. I’m never going to fault Adam for going and ...

Like his team, the 29-year-old defenceman had a slow start to the 2024-25 NHL season. The Oilers stuttered the first month to a .500 record, while Nurse was coming up to speed after missing most of ...