Confirmed with Link: Sharks acquire Jake Walman and 2nd round pick 2024 (#53) for future considerations

[themelkman]

Walman is…

Pretty good!

https://x.com/i/web/status/1805680930646114589

 

[fasterthanlight]

I can only assume the mystery of why we got a 2nd rounder with Walman cancels out the mystery of why we got nothing for taking on Goodrow's contract.

 

[timorous me]

We know that the Wings were going to be in a cap crunch, and a move to help bring relief was likely on the cards, but I don’t think anyone expected them to shed cap like this. Walman, despite his injuries, was Detroit’s second-best defenseman when healthy. I don’t really need to explain it much — he and Seider, as a pair, played the toughest minutes the NHL had to offer last season...

I am very curious at the thought process behind this move. Walman was loved by fans, teammates, and presumably coaching. Unless there is huge trade news on the horizon, it’s impossible to make sense out of this move… At least for me.

Bottom Line: There is no way Detroit needed to spend a second-round pick to move Walman.

Red Wings trade Walman, draft pick to Sharks

 

[karltonian]

I can only assume the mystery of why we got a 2nd rounder with Walman cancels out the mystery of why we got nothing for taking on Goodrow's contract.

is it a mystery? i thought we would be on his NTC list.

 

[STL Shark]

They have more cap space than we do post trade. If he's being dumped to clear cap, it's because they have multiple big-ticket moves they're planning to make.

I think Stamkos makes sense there with the Yzerman connection. We can guarantee Yzerman will spend money on 7/1 because he’s done it every year.

 

[TheBigDrunkPanda]

Now this is an excellent move. Exactly what should’ve happened to take on Goodrow.

+1 for Grier in my books here

Almost makes him even on the +\- scale

 

[themelkman]

Almost makes him even on the +\- scale

I’m not there yet, but I’m hoping he keeps making more moves like this one

 

[Juxtaposer]

Almost makes him even on the +\- scale

Personally, I think it’s even. I would have taken 53rd overall with Goodrow and Walman for free happily. I still don’t like the shenanigans with the waiver claim but value wise I’m content.

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

Walman must have requested a trade to SJ. Macklin is bringin' the boys to the yard folks!

My Macklin brings all the boys to the yard,
Dang right, he's better than yours,
I can teach you, but I have to charge.

 

[TheBigDrunkPanda]

I’m not there yet, but I’m hoping he keeps making more moves like this one

Curious what the future considerations will be, was it just a cap dump or is something bigger brewing for draft day

 

[themelkman]

Curious what the future considerations will be, was it just a cap dump or is something bigger brewing for draft day

Hopefully nothing. I’d like to have this one nice trade we can’t complain about

 

[STL Shark]

Curious what the future considerations will be, was it just a cap dump or is something bigger brewing for draft day

Future considerations are never anything meaningful. It’s a polite way of saying free while staying within league rules. Maybe we swap 7th rounders in the future but it’s nothing more than that.

 

[TheBigDrunkPanda]

Personally, I think it’s even. I would have taken 53rd overall with Goodrow and Walman for free happily. I still don’t like the shenanigans with the waiver claim but value wise I’m content.

I don’t know enough about Walman is he a Detroit equivalent of Ferraro? I wonder if this means Grier will package 14th and 33rd to move up to the 5-8 range in the first

 

[ChompChomp]

Curious what the future considerations will be, was it just a cap dump or is something bigger brewing for draft day

I'm going to guess it's a 6th or 7th round pick. I'm really starting to think Stevie Y wants his boy Stamkos and wanted as much space as possible to afford him.

 

[TheBigDrunkPanda]

Hopefully nothing. I’d like to have this one nice trade we can’t complain about

Not possible it could be perfect and one person will find fault with it

 

[STL Shark]

delete. Duplicate.

 

[Jargon]

Reading about Walman im even more impressed.

I have a feeling we’re either moving into the 1st by trading a couple of 2nds (if there’s a guy we want) or really trying hard to get into the top 10 with a 14 + 2 1st offer.

Also does feel like a possible Ferraro deal is on the table, then again, Ferraro, Walman, Emerson, Muhk, Thrun + …Trouba? … starts looking like an actual defense.

 

[matt trick]

Walman is…

Pretty good!

https://x.com/i/web/status/1805680930646114589

Ha! You think you had rough deployment playing with Seider in Detroit? Get ready for top pairing with 24 minutes a night with Jan Ruuta, and Barclay Goodrow/Luke Kunin/Ty Dellandra/player to be named later as your middle six wingers.

Love this trade, wouldn't have been happy giving up 42nd for Walman, but he's legitimately our best our second best d-man by some distance, is reasonable priced, and has only two years left. We may get another 2nd in 2026 when we move him at the 2025 deadline. Maybe he becomes our number 4 for a while longer.

Right now, he's probably my pick for PP trigger (Celebrini, Eklund, and Smith will be the setup guys).

Really happy to have another late 2nd to use as capital to move up (Ferraro may also be gone). Hoping for two more deals like this (and a monster top 64 at the draft). Definitely prefer quality to quantity. 42 and 53 can be used to move up from 14 and/or 33.

 

[PacificOceanPotion]

Cha Ching!

 

[Jargon]

Just having an actual top 4 defenseman (even if he’s a 4) is priceless at this point

 

[Juxtaposer]

I don’t know enough about Walman is he a Detroit equivalent of Ferraro? I wonder if this means Grier will package 14th and 33rd to move up to the 5-8 range in the first

Not in my opinion. I think he’s a legit middle-pairing guy, has some offense to him, certainly can be a bit chaotic but overall a good player.

 

[StreetHawk]

I can only assume the mystery of why we got a 2nd rounder with Walman cancels out the mystery of why we got nothing for taking on Goodrow's contract.

Honestly, who knows.... if there was a deal to be made between NYR and Det, figure they would announce it at the same time. But, who knows... No one can figure out why Walman needs a 2nd attached to him to get traded....

 

[mogambomoroo]

Now that MG is cooking, I think we'll see a lot more this offseason.
I think the team as a whole will look a lot different and with the new coach it's good to be excited.
As long as we don't lose good assets for free, I'm fine with trying to fix the whole group for the new wave. Realistically it's going to be a hard year, but I think if things go according to the plan we start seeing big improvement and people watching more games.

 

[STL Shark]

I’m also expecting this same trade structure for Pageau sometime this week as well.

Pageau + 54th overall for Future Considerations.

 

[mogambomoroo]

I’m also expecting this same trade structure for Pageau sometime this week as well.

Pageau + 54th overall for Future Considerations.

That would be rebuilding team masterclass by MG. I believe it's very possible.