Oilers vs. Hurricanes: Nurse to see time on right side defence [Video]

A change of usual blueline sides? That’s all right with Edmonton Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse.

The left-shooting Nurse is slated to line up on the right side of his team’s blueline Tuesday night as they face the visiting Carolina Hurricanes (7 p.m.)

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Nurse was skating on the right-hand side with partner Travis Dermott during the Oilers’ morning skate eight hours before the scheduled start time of the game at Rogers Place.

Both Nurse and Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch said Nurse would trade sides with Dermott over the game.

Nurse told media after the skate he had been taking repetitions on his ‘off’ side in recent practices.

He said playing there, he finds the angles and what he’s seeing during play “are a little bit different.”

“You’ve got to make some adjustments, whether it’s skating more in certain situations, …