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

[Nnowski]

Lalonde valued him alot the last 10-15 games for sure...

It's quite obvious he's not the best judge of talent, and they missed the playoffs anyways.

 

[saska sault]

It's quite obvious he's not the best judge of talent, and they missed the playoffs anyways.

Judge of talent or character ? Both of which may be in question. I wish the best for Walman , and the trade isn't my favorite but no Detroit fans are going to miss him, unless they like tik tok dances.

 

[Suntouchable13]

Judge of talent or character ? Both of which may be in question. I wish the best for Walman , and the trade isn't my favorite but no Detroit fans are going to miss him, unless they like tik tok dances.

I still don't understand why a little celebration dance reflects poorly on someone's character?

 

[Shark Finn]

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I still don't understand why a little celebration dance reflects poorly on someone's character?

It was also related to charity IIRC so all good

 

[saska sault]

I still don't understand why a little celebration dance reflects poorly on someone's character?

There wasn't a direct connection to the two. I think he may have been moved for his character, the fact he dances was seperate. Dance all you want, that just seems to be what got most of his attention in Detroit.

 

[raymond23]

Add it to the list of head scratching moves from Yzerman

They extend Walman to an affordable deal, proceed to give him (and Seider) historically tough minutes, Walman "fails" at those minutes and is given up on

The hf excuse for this one seems to be that he was a locker room cancer

 

[Hobnobs]

He was playing on the top pair of a team trying to make the playoffs, while getting historically hard deployment. Lalonde definitely valued him as one

Good job ignoring all arguments and facts and just going back to blanket statements again.

 

[Nnowski]

Good job ignoring all arguments and facts and just going back to blanket statements again.

The fact is Walman and Seider were the Wings top pair for 1/4th of 2022-2023 and 3/4th 2023-2024 seasons. The Wings, an aspiring playoff team were using Walman in the top pair. Nobody knows what happened after he got injured, just rumours and speculation. Yzerman didn't even shop him around, as many insiders reported. He gave the Sharks at worst at middle pairing dman on a good contract and attached a 2nd. Any other name than Yzerman and he's getting raked over the coals for that trade

 

[Hobnobs]

The fact is Walman and Seider were the Wings top pair for 1/4th of 2022-2023 and 3/4th 2023-2024 seasons. The Wings, an aspiring playoff team were using Walman in the top pair. Nobody knows what happened after he got injured, just rumours and speculation. Yzerman didn't even shop him around, as many insiders reported. He gave the Sharks at worst at middle pairing dman on a good contract and attached a 2nd. Any other name than Yzerman and he's getting raked over the coals for that trade

Sure

 

[Indrid Cold]

Add it to the list of head scratching moves from Yzerman

They extend Walman to an affordable deal, proceed to give him (and Seider) historically tough minutes, Walman "fails" at those minutes and is given up on

The hf excuse for this one seems to be that he was a locker room cancer

It's Yzerman eating crow on one of his bad moves. Hopefully more to come.

 

[Nnowski]

Sure

Unless you think Chiarot and Petry were the top pair... Maybe in 2019 lol

 

[Pinkfloyd]

Personally, I don't really care what he was in Detroit. He just needs to be good enough to help develop our young centers and he's done that thus far. By the time next season's trade deadline comes around, the Sharks will trade him to a contender for a 2nd round pick most likely and that's wonderful after getting paid a 2nd round pick to take his contract.

 

[Ulysses31]

I still don't understand why a little celebration dance reflects poorly on someone's character?

Sy aint want no 1 jiggin on the ice