Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Na June 24, 2011, a kọrọ na Brulé gbanwere ya na onye nke anọ na-ahọrọ Los Angeles Kings iji gbanwere Ryan Smyth. N'ihi nchegbu ahụike, azụmahịa ahụ emezughị n'ihi na enyebeghị Brulé ohere igwu egwu mgbe ọ merụsịrị (n'okpuru iwu nke otu egwuregwu, enwere ike ịzụ onye ọkpụkpọ merụrụ ahụ mana enweghị ike ịzụta ya, nke bụ ihe ndị Eze zubere ime). Ọzọkwa, onye isi njikwa ndị eze bụ Dean Lombardi mere ka o doo anya na mgbasa ozi na ndị otu ahụ chọrọ onye nwere obere ụgwọ ọnwa ma ọ bụrụ na a gaghị azụta Brulé. Ndị Oilers mechara nweta Smyth na mgbanwe maka Colin Fraser na-aga n'ihu (nke okpu okpu ya ruru ihe karịrị $ 1 nde) na nke asaa na-ahọrọ na
Ntughari afọ 2012.