Confirmed Trade: [EDM/SJS] Jake Walman for Carl Berglund, 2026 1st round pick

[themelkman]

Thats a fine deal, sad to see Walman go and not Ferraro because hes actually good.

 

[McFlyingV]

Favourite part of this deal is that they didn't give up their 1st for a pure rental. That 2nd year at a very affordable price for Walman will be really nice if he fits in well.

 

[Bigtrout]

Detroit paid a 2nd

Such an atrocious move from Detroit, made no sense then and even less now

 

[Zirakzigil]

Pricy cost, Oilers needed to do it though.

 

[Reality Czech]

One of the most overrated d-men in the league

 

[karltonian]

weak

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

...so Edmonton needs a 2nd Pairing RD (defensive-minded if possible) and get a 2nd Pairing LD (offensive-minded)...why??...

 

[McFlyingV]

Pricy cost, Oilers needed to do it though.

For an extra year the price really isn't all that bad. Hopefully means next year's deadline they can spend their assets on forward or in net. Would still like to see them add a goalie before the deadline tomorrow, and if not then another scoring winger.

 

[Hodge]

Walman sucks. Another ridiculous move by the Oilers.

 

[TheBeard]

Thats a fine deal, sad to see Walman go and not Ferraro because hes actually good.

It’s clear you stopped watching the sharks on December 21st.

 

[Iwishihadaspacebar]

if we got a 2nd to take Walman and then traded him for a 1st I will laugh heartily. I actually really like the guy but boy what a neat bit of business if true.

100% this. What a piece of business for San Jose.

 

[Rowlet]

...so Edmonton needs a 2nd Pairing RD (defensive-minded if possible) and get a 2nd Pairing LD (offensive-minded)...why??...

Logically, it's because there aren't any available.

 

[Esq]

Logically, it's because there aren't any available.

Connor Murphy?

 

[Rowlet]

Connor Murphy?

Not an upcoming UFA so it's not clear if Chicago wants to move him right now.

edit: Chicago also has no retention slots left and Edmonton is really tight to the cap, if he goes for nothing tomorrow then we can re-evaluate.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

Logically, it's because there aren't any available.

...so you spend the assets on something you DON'T need...that makes very little sense...

 

[Rowlet]

...so you spend the assets on something you DON'T need...that makes very little sense...

I'm not saying it's a good idea, I don't think Walman is what the Oilers need but if there's zero RHD available then upgrade what you can, and he's definitely an improvement over some of the other LD.

 

[VeteranPresence]

Not an upcoming UFA so it's not clear if Chicago wants to move him right now.

You mean like how SJ just moved a player who also is not an upcoming UFA?

 

[Rowlet]

You mean like how SJ just moved a player who also is not an upcoming UFA?

Yes, but evidently they were fine moving Walman, we don't know that Chicago is actively trying to move Murphy. If Murphy was an upcoming UFA, we know they'd try and get something for him, but they don't have to do it right now.

Chicago can retain for Murphy soon, which means they could get a better return by waiting.

 

[TheBeard]

Yes, but evidently they were fine moving Walman, we don't know that Chicago is actively trying to move Murphy. If Murphy was an upcoming UFA, we know they'd try and get something for him, but they don't have to do it right now.

Chicago can retain for Murphy soon, which means they could get a better return by waiting.

I think moving Seth made it easier to hold onto him.

 

[Rowlet]

I think moving Seth made it easier to hold onto him.

Yeah, we'll know tomorrow if he was ever available, and if Winnipeg gets him for a 2nd then we can all point and laugh at Bowman, but for now, the speculation is just silly.

 

[MarkusNaslund19]

Didn't Shayne Gostisbehere get dumped to Arizona WITH an asset, and then, having gotten out of a bad situation, he played his way into being an asset which Arizona then dumped for more assets?

I seem to remember everybody pillorying the Flyers GM at the time (IIRC it was Fletcher).

Funnily enough, Yzerman doesn't get quite the level of scrutiny. He's literally down a 2nd (traded) and a 1st (opportunity cost) but I'm sure the yZeRpLaN wIlL cOmE tO fRuItIoN aNy DaY nOw.

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I kind of like Walman and I'm trying not to let the fact a rival acquired him affect my assessment, but I don't really like this for the Oilers (meaning I LOVE this for the Oilers IYKYK).

So they have Ekholm, Nurse, Kulak on the left. Bouchard, Stetcher, and Emberson on the right side.

And they trade one of the few futures bullets they have left for an offensive minded LD who has played a single playoff game 5 years ago 2 franchises ago?

Like, I see people saying 'Nurse can just move to the right', but is the final form for a contender really going to be putting a guy who struggled in the playoffs last year onto his off side and having him play with a guy whose skillset doesn't really compliment his (both more offensive minded) and also Walman may well be overwhelmed by the speed and ferocity of the forecheck in the playoffs as guys often are in their first experience there.

Seems like another in a long line of chasing the last bad deal. I feel like there's a good chance that the rest of the league will be very grateful for the Blue swiping Broberg and Holloway because those guys were a serious second line of reinforcements coming with speed, size, and potential.

Replacing them with old and injured (Arvidsson) or one dimensional (Skinner) players and extending Henrique, and then this Walman deal just feels like they're chasing their tail.

 

[Divine]

Wow.

SJ got paid a 2nd to take him (presumably because no one wanted his contract) and then flipped him to Edmonton for a 1st. Great asset management.

Quite the overpay from the Oilers to trade a 1st for a player they could have literally been paid a 2nd round pick to take a few months ago.

 

[Petes2424]

The Oilers just gave up a 1st Rd pick and a prospect, for a Dman who’s been a HEALTHY SCRATCH on 2 different teams in the last calendar season.

I’m not sure we’ve ever seen that happen before.

To each his own I guess. I got sucked in at one time too. Thinking it finally clicked for Walman mentally…..

Then all the bad stuff started re-appearing for almost an entire season.. The overskating of pucks, the blind passes to his invisible friends, etc, etc. He’ll break your heart at the worst times.

You’ll be thinking, “all those idiots said he’s horrible” thinking your team is laughing all the way to the bank….Then out of nowhere you’ll find out.

Teams thought they could fix Brandon Pirri too.

Walman is the Dman version of Brandon Pirri.

San Jose has made some questionable trades but they hit paydirt on this one.

He’s basically a filler Dman. The type who can play a lot of minutes on bad teams because he’s very physically talented.. Where everything else around him is bad, so you start accepting his bad traits too, because he has some excitement to his game as well.

That’s the strange test case called Jake Walman. This won’t end well for the Oilers.

 

[Hodge]

He's literally down a 2nd (traded) and a 1st (opportunity cost) but I'm sure the yZeRpLaN wIlL cOmE tO fRuItIoN aNy DaY nOw.

This is just false. Detroit was never going to use Walman in a way that could have commanded this kind of return. SJ is the only team in the league so bereft of offensive talent on the blueline that they let Walman run PP1 and have free rein offensively.

 

[MarkusNaslund19]

This is just false. Detroit was never going to use Walman in a way that could have commanded this kind of return. SJ is the only team in the league so bereft of offensive talent on the blueline that they let Walman run PP1 and have free rein offensively.

But presumably a savvy GM would see him, to some extent, for his potential.

Like if you think the Oilers GM purely looked at his box car stats and said, 'we need to go get him because of his points', particularly when they have Bouchard on their top PP, then you're not giving NHL braintrust enough credit.

I get that players develop when given opportunity and value can be in flux to an extent.
But there's no world where it made sense to give him away with a 2nd, and most of us could see potential there. He's largely the same player, but in bigger doses and seems to have found more confidence and conviction in his game.