ManofSteel55
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Kulak has more than earned a promotion to 2RD. His pair with Nurse has been fire when they have been together this year. Lol on Ceci.
Confirmed Trade: [EDM/SJS] Jake Walman for Carl Berglund, 2026 1st round pick
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UFA in 2026 and a bit old for the state of the SJ rebuild.
Czechboy
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They were on our team 2 years in a row.. who played 2RD? Who played 3LD?
MessierII
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Ceci and nurse were torched a lot of the time together and nurse played some of the worst hockey of his career in that stretch. Blame the coaches for not figuring that out sooner.
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Says the guy who clearly never saw him play for the Sharks.
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ManofSteel55
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Drew Remenda was raving about him on 1440 this afternoon. Said he was easily San Jose's best defenseman this year, was used in all situations including heavy deployment against the opponents best lines. Has been great on the pk and blocks a ton of shots. The only criticism he had was that he tries to play the puck sometimes instead of taking the body. But also made it clear that he isn't afraid to play in the tough areas, so it's not that he is soft. That's just one guys opinion of course, but it sounds like a good fit.
Pretty good but not great defensively. Can make a good first pass. Good offensively with a really hard shot, much more a trigger than a PPQB. He was on fire offensively for the first ~1/2 of the season but cooled off considerably following a return from injury.
Comparing him to Ceci who we had for most of the season and who EDM fans should be familiar with, he is pretty much better at everything other than maybe clearing the front of the net.
Edit: just checked and he was miraculously -1 for the Sharks while playing as the #1 D (Ceci was -9). He has teammates who played against lower comp that were -15, -16, and -22.
Point being, anyone who compares him to Barrie should be ignored if not removed from the site……and probably divorced by their spouse, disowned by their children, removed from all Christmas card lists, and caned in a Thai prison.
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Czechboy
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How many games do you think Kulak has played at 2RD to say he looks great at it? Agree he's a great player, I love him on the OIlers. But he's not a 2RD on a Cup contender. neither is Walman or anyone else in our organization today. We have 4 very good LD's and one good RD.
But we will have to agree to disagree.
You feel confident with Kulak as our 2RD in a Cup run and I don't. Playing over his head.. just like Ceci. FTR... I liked Ceci too and wrote the same things last year.. he was miscast.
He's playing #1 D, 23 minutes a night for the current era San Jose Sharks and he's a -1 on the year. The idea that he's anywhere bad defensively is laughable.
LTIR
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Yzerman replaced him with Lagesson and used the cap savings on whale hunting (Tarasenko, Talbot, Kane etc)
Was he paired with Ceci? Did his play fall due to Ceci getting traded away?
Was he showcased as RD recently? Doesn't make sense for Oilers to add a LD...
I'm coping by believing Walman will be flipped to a third team for a RHD, say BOS for Carlo+ or CHI for Murphy+. Doubt it though.
Czechboy
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That's what I'm wondering.. are we trading one of the 4 good LD's we now have for a good RD tomorrow?
Also, I just read a second ago that we traded Hutson for Kulak.lol The pick in the trade is what Montreal used to get him.lol
Just looked and the Sharks have a -65 goal differential on the season, and Walman is -1 despite playing the most minutes of any skater and against the toughest competition. As a Sharks fan, I knew Walman was good this season, but that is almost impossibly good considering how bad the Sharks have been.
GreeningOil
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A good coach utilizes good players more. Even if that means getting him the minutes in different situations.
A wealth of options is always good
Tkachuk4MVP
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I already hate this deal. Not sure why the Sharks do this unless they couldn’t pass up the return.
karltonian
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gonna be pretty bummed if the return isn't good. this guy was the kind of value that accelerates a rebuild. he will help edm for sure.
He has surprisingly good offense, a bomb of a shot and great PPQB type play. Holds the zone VERY well.
He has surprisingly good offense, a bomb of a shot and great PPQB type play. Holds the zone VERY well.
LTIR
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If it fetches them a 1st then why not?
Still not clear who else is involved .. a prospect going to SJ for sure as per reports
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LTIR
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Hopefully Oilers use him as a leverage when negotiating with Bouchard this offseason. Ship him out if he demands over 9M per with Walman being his replacement.
McFlyingV
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The bolded is an absurd claim.
Pretty sure his decline was related to injury (there haven’t been that many games since Ceci was traded, and frankly Ceci was not that good).
Don’t think he has played RD at all.
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The Flames aren't relevant in this conversation or any conversation lil bro
