Confirmed with Link: Walman and a 2nd Round Pick traded to SJ

[ManwithNoIdentity]

Steven Stamkos you are a Detroit red wing

 

[SirloinUB]

I am stunned that Walkman’s trade value is this low. He had his warts but dude scored 12 goals on 3.4 mil contract. Shit. A lot of forwards can’t produce that kind of value.

 

[Pavels Dog]

Did anyone listen to the Expected by whom podcast interview with him? I got a super weird vibe from him but at the time wasn't sure if I was just imagining things.

 

[Coach Reggie Dunlop]

Essentially took 2 2nds to cap dump Walman lmfao. That’s horrendous value. That kind of capital is used on horrendous contracts and Walman is not that.

 

[Rolo Tomassi]

This makes zero sense, given the information we currently have. What. The. Eff.

 

[izlez]

Yeah based upon on-ice play, this is inexplicable. Even if I tell myself "Yzerman hates Walman and wanted him gone no matter what" there's no way that this makes sense. We should be trading Walman for a 2nd +, not Walman + 2nd for FC if we want to trade him. If we're not about to find out that he's a meth head or a sexual predator, and everyone in the league knows, I have no explanation.

Feels like it has to be something along these lines

at which point I still have to question why it was apparently broadcast around to all other GM's even though its not public knowledge. We should have STILL been able to get value for him

 

[Coach Reggie Dunlop]

Remember those of you who ridiculed us for our criticism of yzerman when we said his signings and decisions could end up really costing the team? Well…if there’s not a bigger move here at play and this is truly just a cap dump then there you fools go.

 

[OldnotDeadWings]

Lots of jumping to conclusions here. Good chance the "future" in future considerations is only a few days away at the Draft, or before July 1.

 

[Hammettf2b]

Someone make it make sense

 

[Ricelund]

Remember those of you who ridiculed us for our criticism of yzerman when we said his signings and decisions could end up really costing the team? Well…if there’s not a bigger move here at play and this is truly just a cap dump then there you fools go.

Everyone panic. Losing Jake Walman and a 2nd just derailed the rebuild.

 

[JediOrderPizza]

Chiarot-Mo?

 

[izlez]

Remember those of you who ridiculed us for our criticism of yzerman when we said his signings and decisions could end up really costing the team? Well…if there’s not a bigger move here at play and this is truly just a cap dump then there you fools go.

Your opinions being dumb in the past and Yzerman making a dumb move here are not mutually exclusive.

 

[Coach Reggie Dunlop]

Good time to revisit this April post from @Petes2424:

lol there will be a market for him. Apparently the market was having to use 2 of our own 2nd round picks.

 

[lilidk]

It was problem with Vrana and we don't know what actually happened, but after that all Vrana friends gone , so I don't expect Yzerman or anyone else will tell us what is wrong with Walman.
Anyone else except Yzerman will draft potential trouble?

 

[JohanFranzenstein]

Clearing space for Ghost? I am confused.

 

[Run the Jewels]

No shot. Future considerations are basically nothing.

Yeah, that makes sense. Sounds like a cap dump, yeah? Imagine what we'd have to give up to trade Holl or Chiarot?

 

[better Red than Dead]

Guys, they’re clearing space to make a run at someone, Reinhart? This is big news, active summer is coming

 

[DavidpauseReinbacher]

Clearing space for Ghost? I am confused.

Hopefully not lol

 

[sepster]

Futures = Zadina

 

[RRhoads]

Didn't think you needed to attach anything to Walman to trade him

 

[jkutswings]

With two trades in the same day, it seems safe to guess that Yzerman still has moves in mind. And it's entirely possible that one or more of those moves become a home run of an addition. So I'm not writing today off as if everything has completely unfolded.

That said, on paper, the act of unloading Jake Walman with a 2nd round pick stapled to him, in exchange for future considerations, makes absolutely zero sense. Even if he does have off-ice issues, he played well enough this past season that SOMEBODY should have been willing to give Detroit at least a late round pick, rather than losing both the player and a pick in the offloading.

WEIRD...at least for now.

 

[RRhoads]

Clearing space for Ghost? I am confused.

Yeah, that is what I am afraid of.

 

[WaW]

Y'all are forgetting the silver lining.

Chiarot's contract is now pretty good for being a team's "#2 defenseman"

 

[minimal]

The bright side here is getting sick satisfaction over the WWP crew melting down.

 

[eojsmada]

Keep an eye on John Gibson from Anaheim, this would clear enough space for Detroit to trade for him, now, since Verbeek was adamant about not retaining any of his salary.