Jake Walman's return to Detroit to face Red Wings is in question
The Red Wings stunned fans when they traded popular defenseman Jake Walman to the San Jose Sharks, but he may have to wait to return to Little Caesars Arena.
Fans of the Detroit Red Wings are justified in their continued state of being puzzled as to why popular defenseman Jake Walman was unceremoniously traded by general manager Steve Yzerman to the San Jose Sharks during the offseason.
Walman, who had just signed a 3-year contract the year prior, was often paired with Moritz Seider on Detroit's top defensive unit and also endeared himself to fans with his iconic "Griddy" celebration after goals.
But Yzerman traded Walman to the Sharks while also attaching a 2nd round draft pick to him, a move that just about everyone continues to question to this day.
Making matters even more complicated is the fact that Walman leads all Sharks defensemen in scoring.
However, Walman has missed 8-straight games with a lower-body injury, and didn't travel with the Sharks to Salt Lake City for their game against the Utah Hockey Club tomorrow night.
The Sharks will head to Detroit to play the Red Wings on Tuesday, January 14. Right now, Walman's status for that game hasn't been decided by the Sharks.
The trade of Walman looks all the more bad for the Red Wings
Adding to the confusion of the move was a report from hockey insider Frank Seravalli that Yzerman allegedly didn't call around the NHL to gauge what he could get in return for Walman.
There were teams that would've paid less or some would've even considered taking on Walman for free, I'm told, had Steve Yzerman put in the work and made the phone calls. You're paying for someone to take him, not giving him away.
