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

[Some Other Flame]

Just what the Oilers need, another offensive defenseman

 

[Lunatik]

Can you give a breakdown or scouting report on Walman? I haven't watched him much this year

Dollar Store Tyson Barrie

 

[Miro4Norris]

Great trade for cap cheating Oilers. Feels like Ekholm lite - trade.

I like what Walman will bring to the Edmonton, the Oilers are absolute #1 cup favorite

 

[Lunatik]

Great trade for cap cheating Oilers. Feels like Ekholm lite - trade.

I like what Walman will bring to the Edmonton, the Oilers are absolute #1 cup favorite

Flames fans like what he brings to the Oilers too... that should tell you all you need

 

[LTIR]

Hopefully they trade away Bouchard if this guy can man the point on PP

Careful

Dollar Store Tyson Barrie

Careful, you Oil hate is showing.. and this site is going crazy

 

[Lunatik]

Hopefully they trade away Bouchard if this guy can man the point on PP

Careful

Careful, you Oil hate is showing!

Careful

Careful, you Oil hate is showing!

Careful

Careful, you Oil hate is showing!

It has nothing to do with what I think of the Oilers. He's poor defensively like Barrie (when he was an Oiler) and lesser offensively. Not sure how you can argue that.

 

[FlameChampion]

Great trade for cap cheating Oilers. Feels like Ekholm lite - trade.

I like what Walman will bring to the Edmonton, the Oilers are absolute #1 cup favorite

As an Oilers fan, I wish I was an optimistic as you

 

[Muffin]

Another Yzerman master class.

 

[ManofSteel55]

It has nothing to do with what I think of the Oilers. He's poor defensively like Barrie (when he was an Oiler) and lesser offensively. Not sure how you can argue that.

Scouting reports say otherwise.

Flames fans like what he brings to the Oilers too... that should tell you all you need

That's okay. I don't trust many Flames fans ability to judge talent.

 

[saska sault]

Another Yzerman master class.

Yzerman isnt the only GM to trade him recently. When teams keep moving on from you, its usually for a reason.

 

[le_sean]

Just glad he’s not playing against the Habs tonight. Because if he scored on my team and did the griddy again, I’d smash my TV

 

[Czechboy]

Walman is a fine dman but he's lefty, likes a lot of minutes and wants offensive time. Pretty much not what the oilers need. Nice trade and value but wrong player for us.

Left side is now Ekholm, nurse, walman, kulak

Right side is bouch, a bandaid and dental floss.

Maybe they are trading a lefty for a righty? Or maybe I just don't understand handedness.

 

[Lunatik]

Scouting reports say otherwise.


That's okay. I don't trust many Flames fans ability to judge talent.

The irony of an Oiler fan taking about talent on defense

 

[Tkachuckycheese]

 

[ManofSteel55]

The irony of an Oiler fan taking about talent on defense

Oh we know talent on defense. We have seen enough good and bad talent to know the difference. Sounds like you are going off narratives from 3 years ago though.

 

[Boy Hedican]

Yzerman isnt the only GM to trade him recently. When teams keep moving on from you, its usually for a reason.

What a horrible take.

GMMG traded him because his value is high. Incase you haven’t noticed, the rebuild process revolves around picks. As such, the Sharks are doing their best (and doing it well) to propel players past their market value. Buy low sell high.

This is one of several fantastic plays by GMMG.

Wally isn’t in our future. He’s 29 and an RFA next season.

He did his job here, perform, and GMMG is doing his by shipping him to a legit contender while brining in draft capital.

Brilliant.

 

[MessierII]

Walman is a fine dman but he's lefty, likes a lot of minutes and wants offensive time. Pretty much not what the oilers need. Nice trade and value but wrong player for us.

Left side is now Ekholm, nurse, walman, kulak

Right side is bouch, a bandaid and dental floss.

Maybe they are trading a lefty for a righty? Or maybe I just don't understand handedness.

Nurse Kulak has been fantastic this year when they’ve been paired. No reason they can’t do that full time.

 

[Nogatco Rd]

Sad that oilers brass has come to the conclusion they can’t win with mcdrai unless they go way over the cap

 

[Kcoyote3]

Sad that oilers brass has come to the conclusion they can’t win with mcdrai unless they go way over the cap

Yeah if they win no one will care and they won't give a shit.

 

[PuckG]

Sad that oilers brass has come to the conclusion they can’t win with mcdrai unless they go way over the cap

They’re not over the cap. Have you not been paying attention for the past decade?

 

[saska sault]

What a horrible take.

GMMG traded him because his value is high. Incase you haven’t noticed, the rebuild process revolves around picks. As such, the Sharks are doing their best (and doing it well) to propel players past their market value. Buy low sell high.

This is one of several fantastic plays by GMMG.

Wally isn’t in our future. He’s 29 and an RFA next season.

He did his job here, perform, and GMMG is doing his by shipping him to a legit contender while brining in draft capital.

Brilliant.

Its a great move by Grier and not arguing Yzerman didn't get shiet value. Just simply Walman doesn't stick around teams for whatever reason that may be...

 

[CanadienShark]

I don't really see the fit for the Oilers, but I hope it's a win-win deal. Something around Savoie too crazy? I really haven't been following hockey lately.

 

[TheGreenTBer]

Yeah if they win no one will care and they won't give a shit.

Yup.

Nobody cares HOW you won a Cup. They care THAT you won the Cup.

 

[Nogatco Rd]

They’re not over the cap. Have you not been paying attention for the past decade?

If they sign him using Kane’s money with the intention of keeping Kane on LTIR (even tho healthy) until playoffs, then yes they will have more healthy players under contract than the salary cap allows for

 

[Bond]

lol Ekholm-lite. This guy is Bouchard-lite on a team that doesn’t need it.