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

[DJJones]

I mean Calgary would have taken him for a 3rd

 

[innitfam]

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

Confusingly SJS also took on the same cap hit, for a worse player and a year longer for free in Goodrow

 

[Hockey Know it all]

Detroit Fans punching air rn

Why would we be punching air?

While Walman isn’t a bad dman, this trade is only the start of something bigger that Yzerman has planned.

 

[Pavels Dog]

When can we call into question the Yzerplan? Been the GM for 5 years now, no playoffs and signed Husso, Copp, and Holl to ridiculous contracts. I know it is easier to get someone to play in Florida vs Michigan but still

You can go to any number of 50+ page main board threads dedicated to shitting on Yzerman the last few years, no need to hesitate to question it because literally no one has, at any point.

 

[WTFMAN99]

I don't get this one, Walman didn't feel like a cap dump.

Maybe try attaching the 2nd to move Holl or Petry.

 

[Hockey Know it all]

Raymond and Seider extensions?

Unless I am totally wrong, I believe the wings had upwards of 26 million in cap space as it is prior to this trade.

 

[Bluenotes27]

Proposals are going to be brutal over the next month now when teams want to dump cap if this is going to be the cost.

 

[Lt Dan]

Can someone explain this trade to me like I am 5 years old?

 

[Hockey Know it all]

Re-signing Seider and then Raymond is the priority.

Red Wings have close to 26 million in cap space prior to this trade. I do not believe that is why we traded Walman.

 

[Ace Card Bedard]

There has to be more to this. SJ and Det have some kind of second deal in place?

 

[SuperScript29]

I don't understand this, if it's to clear space, why send a 2nd along? This is a weird trade.

 

[PajamaBoy]

Red Wings have close to 26 million in cap space prior to this trade. I do not believe that is why we traded Walman.

Wants to promote some one else. Most likely.

 

[Michael Brand Eggs]

I'm just completely making this up, but what if it's like Fabian Zetterlund? Not sure why that would be FC, though.

 

[Pizza!Pizza!]

Can someone explain this trade to me like I am 5 years old?

There's a 50% chance that being a good player does not make you a good GM.

 

[Powinkle]

Can someone explain this trade to me like I am 5 years old?

Sure, sharks get a player who is very good and a draft pick that will be the next McDavid. They gave up nothing. Vegas Golden Knights are the villains in this story.

 

[KingsOfCali25]

There's no way Walman was that bad. I thought he'd have decent value. I thought about getting him to play the 3rd pairing in LA for like a Lizotte or Grundstrum swap.

 

[KovalchukFistPump]

If he can play the PK, Devils probably would've taken him for free. I guess maybe there is something else there with off-ice issues if he was benched?

 

[Dr Quincy]

Red Wings have close to 26 million in cap space prior to this trade. I do not believe that is why we traded Walman.

Plus you can be ~9m over the cap during the summer giving you time to try and waive Walman or deal him to someone who strikes out in free agency. No move to be made now needed this to be done now. The only thing would be as some are saying if there were some issues with the team and they just wanted the guy gone.

 

[SirloinUB]

Is walman’s value really that bad?

He’s on a Pretty modest contract. Scored 12 goals last season. 9 the year before. I didn’t love his game but I never really thought of him as a negative value asset.

I’m quite surprised by this

 

[Silky mitts]

2x$3.4M left, that pick says the league thinks he's a minimum salary player

 

[Frenzy31]

If you read the Blues boards, many our of fans were giving Doug crap for trading Walman for Leddy... Saying it was a terrible miss because he was doing so well in Detroit.

Odd.

 

[FlyguyOX]

Why not try waiving first, too?

 

[Dion TheFluff]

wow. seems like alot to give up for only 3.4 mil in cap space.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Did Yzerman fall off the wagon?

 

[Vasilevskiy]

Yzerman is losing it