Confirmed Trade: [SJS/DET] Jake Walman and 2024 2nd round pick for future considerations

[Dr Quincy]

Yzerman just shed 3.4 mil off the books and not taking back any cap hit. he paid to do so, but this leaves extra money for signing one of if not multiple, kane, perron, ghost. This also gives simon edvinsson the chance this year for top 4 action

In 10 days teams are going to be paying 4m+ for D not as good as Walman. I have a hard time believing that if waived that nobody would've claimed him.

 

[Tatar Shots]

Unless there’s something going on behind the scenes here, this is the most dumbfounded I’ve been by a trade in a long time.

There’s just no way Walman is a cap dump

There has to be something else going on. Maybe his absence from the lineup down the stretch has something to do with it?

 

[StlBill]

Torey Krug is already on a private jet up to Detroit.

 

[hockeykicker]

 

[herzausstein]

Re-signing Seider and then Raymond is the priority.

33 million in cap. Plenty of room for those two even with Walman around.

 

[BLNY]

That sets a rather high bar to get rid of 3.4 million x 2.

 

[Aashir]

I swear I remember wings fans praising this guys play, especially beside Seider

Him AND a second for nothing? What did he cheat with larkins girl or something

 

[JediOrderPizza]

I mean it's fairly obvious that Detroit has something else cooking. Here's a wild thought: the Rangers are sending something good to Detroit and this was their payment to Sharks for taking on Goodrow.

Trouba is not good.

 

[Sombastate]

Has to be to sign Seider, Raymond and make a run at Stamkos. only thing that makes sense to me. Maybe acquire a goalie?

 

[Dog]

Watch out Stevie Y going to pull a fast one.

 

[lilidk]

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Stevie Y up to something

When your first line defansman traded for nothing, there's a problem , big problem with guy

 

[Peasy]

Rangers get to dump Goodrow for free, yet Walman who has less term costs a 2nd lol.

 

[LOFIN]

Trouba is not good.

Wasn't thinking about that lol, more like Kakko for the rights to Kane or something. Though I guess Detroit would get fleeced on that one as well. Something else from the Rangers? I don't know, lol.

 

[eojsmada]

To include the 2nd rounder has to be a cap dump. Guessing for Gibson from Anaheim?

 

[OVO16]

The summer of Grier has commenced.

Hide yo wife hide yo kids

 

[Tatar Shots]

Detroit traded Nick Leddy to St. Louis for a deal including Walman and St. Louis 2023 2nd round pick. Detroit selected Andrew Gibson with that pick. Detroit then traded Gibson for a 2024 2nd round pick and then used that pick to trade Walman to San Jose.

 

[LOFIN]

Rangers get to dump Goodrow for free, yet Walman who has less term costs a 2nd lol.

Not to mention Walman apparently is a decent defenceman, unlike Goodrow who was barely a 4th liner.

 

[Pizza!Pizza!]

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Stevie Y up to something

he f***ing better be, otherwise there'll be a jersey burning at my house this Sunday.

 

[stats1]

He needed a 2nd for this lol Yzerman must have something else cooking

 

[Mickey Marner]

Must be some sort of off ice issue. The Red Wings are not nearly good enough for that 3.4 to matter.

 

[DaveG]

I mean he's not really a top pair dman, but having to throw in a 2nd to get rid of a guy that looked like a passable second pair or good third pair dman on a reasonable contract feels just nuts to me.

 

[Laphroaig]

Detroit could have kept their second by simply putting Walman on waivers. He would have been quickly claimed. This makes no sense.

 

[Jacob]

Why was Walman healthy scratched in the last month or so of the season? Seems like he went from everyday player to riding the pine over night.

 

[Dog]

The summer of Grier has commenced.

Hide yo wife hide yo kids

He's going to snatch them up!

 

[KrisLetAngry]

Maybe a 3rd or 4th but a 2nd
Grier well played