In perhaps the most lopsided trade of last offseason, the Sharks acquired Walman and a 2024 second-round draft pick from Detroit for future considerations, as the Red Wings needed to clear cap space to get forward Lucas Raymond and defenseman Moritz Seider under contract. Raymond would sign an eight-year, $64.6 million deal, and Seider inked a seven-year, $59.85 million pact.
Walman told local reporters in July, roughly two weeks after the trade, that he was "a little bit shocked" by the deal since his name hadn't been bandied about in any rumors.
It'll be nice to be in a familiar place, and a lot of good memories will probably be flowing. I'm sure it'll be a happy time and a lot of smiles for me, seeing guys I know, seeing people from the city that I know.
Walman is in the second year of a three-year, $10.2 million contract with a $3.4 million cap hit. Walman leads all of the team's skaters in average time on ice (22:49) and all defensemen with 26 points in 32 games.
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