Steve Yzerman exposed for purposely screwing over the Red Wings
Steve Yzerman is regarded as one of the best general managers in the NHL, but his recent move involving Jake Walman has caused a lot of confusion.
The Detroit Red Wings, under GM Steve Yzerman made two trades this week. They first traded 2023 draft pick Andrew Gibson to the Nashville Predators for a second round pick, and then packaged that second round pick with defenseman Jake Walman to the San Jose Sharks for future considerations.
The problem with this move is that Walman was not a negative asset, and it appears that Yzerman could have parted ways with him at worst on waivers, and at best for an asset in return.
The other puzzling thing is that Yzerman apparently didn't shop Walman around a ton. Based off some of my conversations and reading reports from others, there were multiple teams that would have been interested in actually trading something for Walman.
And if the Red Wings were truly desperate to be clear of Walman, they could have kept the second-round pick and simply waived him. The San Jose Sharks, I know for a fact, would have claimed him on waivers since they are first in the waiver order, like they did with Barclay Goodrow. In fact, I've heard San Jose was happily stunned when Yzerman simply didn't ask for a return and offered a second-round pick sweetener.
And if the Red Wings were truly desperate to be clear of Walman, they could have kept the second-round pick and simply waived him. The San Jose Sharks, I know for a fact, would have claimed him on waivers since they are first in the waiver order, like they did with Barclay Goodrow. In fact, I've heard San Jose was happily stunned when Yzerman simply didn't ask for a return and offered a second-round pick sweetener.
It certainly seems that this was a lazy and unexplainable move by Steve Yzerman. Detroit Red Wings fans are rightfully angry.
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