Confirmed with Link: [EDM/SJS] Jake Walman <--> cond. EDM 1st '26 (Top-12 protected) & Carl Berglund

[guymez]

Hopefully Klingberg goes the other way and the Oilers have a little more space to play with

Klingberg can be waived if need be.
I had no problem with that experiment...he was a no risk signing.

 

[KlefDown]

need him to hit the gwiddy in the playoffs

 

[CycloneSweep]

Apparently his game has taken a big hit in the second half so he will fit right in.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

So who on defense is gone? You now have Ekholm, Nurse, Bouchard, Walman, Emberson, Kulak, Klingberg, Stetcher.
Is Bouchard getting traded??

Trade our second best D man so we can keep klingberg and stecher?

Makes no sense

 

[AddyTheWrath]

Klingberg can be waived if need be.
I had no problem with that experiment...he was a no risk signing.

He can’t be completely buried even if he’s waived and sent down (also Jackson might have given him an NMC, you never know lol)

 

[Drivesaitl]

So who on defense is gone? You now have Ekholm, Nurse, Bouchard, Walman, Emberson, Kulak, Klingberg, Stetcher.
Is Bouchard getting traded??

K Lowe: "we got all these D"

 

[ThePhoenixx]

Oilers acquiring defenceman Jake Walman from Sharks

The Edmonton Oilers are adding to their blue line ahead of the trade deadline. Jake Walman is headed to the Oilers from the San Jose Sharks, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reported on Thursday.

www.sportsnet.ca

 

[CycloneSweep]

Klingberg can be waived if need be.
I had no problem with that experiment...he was a no risk signing.

His contract is 1.75 mill so he would still be worth 600k on the cap.

 

[guymez]

He can’t be completely buried even if he’s waived and sent down (also Jackson might have given him an NMC, you never know lol)

LOL

His contract is 1.75 mill so he would still be worth 600k on the cap.

Yeah but that was a good risk to take.
At this point in time 600K gets you virtually nothing in this League.

 

[sepHF]

Hope they were able to send some salary the other way if they’re giving up a first

He had a crazy start to the season but has fallen off a cliff offensively lately

Also don’t love that we get another LHD, doesn’t really help the Nurse pairing unless Walman slides over to the right side

Stylistically I think him and Nurse could work well together but both want to be on the left side

Definitely not the type of dman I thought the Oil would target. Nice that he has another year on his deal though and it’s not just a pure rental

 

[VanCanFanEDM]

I would not be surprised to see a Bouchard trade now... You don't bring Walman in to play on the third pair.... Going to be an interesting 24 hours..

 

[brentashton]

His contract is 1.75 mill so he would still be worth 600k on the cap.

That’s f*** all in the rounding.


Right?

 

[CycloneSweep]

LOL


Yeah but that was a good risk to take.
600K gets you nothing in this League.

At the deadline it potentially gets you a 2.4 mill player.

 

[Mr Positive]

We then have a slight problem in adding 3.4 unless Kane has agreed to wait for the playoffs to come back




Welcome to deadline day. I am impressed that Grier got a 1st and a 2nd for Walman(he was a cap dump from the wings in the off season)

The Redwings royally screwed that one up. The value was built up on the Sharks, enough that he should easily be a 2nd pairing D on our team. A 1st seems like decent value on our end. He's not even a rental. It's a fair trade

 

[FlameChampion]

LOL


Yeah but that was a good risk to take.
600K gets you virtually nothing in this League.

Probably does have a nmc. Maybe Bowman slapped Jackson before he was about to give it though

 

[alphahelix]

LOL


Yeah but that was a good risk to take.
At this point in time 600K gets you virtually nothing in this League.

We got Trent Frederic for less cap than that.

 

[guymez]

At the deadline it potentially gets you a 2.4 mill player.

I am not going to get bent out of shape over $600K.

If its really a problem then waive Kapanen or Ryan.

 

[The Nuge]

I love Walman as an add. Could be another Kulak

Really hoping we didn’t give up the 26 1st though

I’m ok with it if they are eating 50%. A top 4 dman at 1.7 for the next year and a half is easily worth a 1st

 

[FlameChampion]

The Redwings royally screwed that one up. The value was built up on the Sharks, enough that he should easily be a 2nd pairing D on our team. A 1st seems like decent value on our end.

Hopefully its only a first and a meh prospect

I’m ok with it if they are eating 50%. A top 4 dman at 1.7 for the next year and a half is easily worth a 1st

They have no retention slots

 

[McOvechking]

would san jose take kane?

 

[guymez]

We got Trent Frederic for less cap than that.

Thats a fair point. Complicated 3 way deal but it worked out well.

The Oilers have options though,,,Kapanen likely wont be here much longer.

 

[CycloneSweep]

I am not going to get bent out of shape over $600K.

If its really a problem then waive Kapanen or Ryan.

Ryan hasn’t been in the team for a while.

 

[guymez]

would san jose take kane?

Wouldnt that be something.

 

[BudBundy]

3rd pairing Dmen dont have 20 min or more TOI.

In his last 2 years with Detroit Walman had around 20 mins TOI
In San Jose he had just over 23 min TOI.
He has been getting better each season in the NHL...looks like a late bloomer to me.

At this point in time he appears to be a top 4 dman...at least on the left side.

I don’t give a toss where he’s playing in San Jose or where he played in Detroit. On this team he isn’t playing ahead of Ekholm or Nurse so 3rd pairing is the only place he’s going. That’s not an upgrade worth a 1st.

 

[FlameChampion]

would san jose take kane?

Better chance of McDavid signing for 1m x8