Jake Walman

Jake Walman

28-Year-Old DefensemanD
San Jose Sharks
2024 Fantasy Outlook
It was a career season for Walman, setting new personal bests with 12 goals and 21 points in 63 games for the Red Wings last year. In order to dump his $3.4 million cap hit for the next two years, Detroit sent the blueliner to San Jose for nothing more than future considerations. That's not a ringing endorsement of the puck-moving defenseman's abilities. Still, the rebuilding Sharks figure to give Walman plenty of opportunities, including with the man advantage, heading into the 2024-25 campaign. While he could best his 2023-24 numbers, Walman is never going to be more than a mid-range fantasy producer at best. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a three-year, $10.2 million contract extension with the Red Wings in February of 2023.
Generates helper in win
DSan Jose Sharks
October 31, 2024
Walman logged an assist, two shots on goal, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 3-2 win over the Blackhawks.
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Walman helped out on an Alexander Wennberg tally in the second period, which tied the game at 2-2. With seven points over his last three games, Walman has exploded on offense as the Sharks have won three in a row. The 28-year-old defenseman is up to nine points, 32 shots on net, 19 blocked shots, 14 hits, 12 PIM and a plus-4 rating over 12 appearances. He's already nearly halfway to his production from 63 games in 2023-24 -- a top-pairing role and power-play spot in San Jose has made Walman a viable option in standard fantasy formats, though he won't sustain his recent scoring pace.
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2024–25 Time On Ice Stats
  • Average Time On Ice:
    22:42
  • Average Power Play TOI:
    2:37
  • Average Short-Handed TOI:
    3:12
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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The emergence of Walman was one of the NHL's most unsung stories a season ago. A former top prospect of the Blues who struggled to carve out a full-time role at the NHL level, he debuted for the Wings in mid-November and played in 63 of 68 games the rest of the way, posting nine goals and nine assists while averaging nearly 20 minutes (19:43) of ice time per game. Impressed by his progress, Detroit handed Walman a three-year, $10.2 million extension this past February. The financial commitment indicates the Wings see Walman as a regular for the club for the foreseeable future, potentially in a middle-pairing role. It's not a fantasy-friendly gig, but it is a testament to the hard work and dedication of the player.
Walman spent most of 2019-20 with AHL San Antonio, where he posted 27 points in 57 contests. He also made his NHL debut against the Golden Knights on January 4. The third-round pick from 2014 faces an uphill battle to make the Blues' Opening Night roster, especially given his lack of experience with the big club. The Blues are deep on defense and likely won't want Walman to waste away in the press box throughout the year, so he'll likely spend most of 2020-21 in the minors. He's still a couple years away from NHL readiness, and fantasy managers will want to see more of him from a scoring standpoint in the minors.
Walman's development with AHL clubs Chicago and Binghamton fell short of expectations, managing just 20 points and a minus-7 in 59 games. The Blues wanted him to bulk up (he checked into 2017-18 training camp at 170 pounds) and he did, measuring in at 202 pounds by the end of the AHL season. Walman's chances at an NHL call-up are more likely now, but it will only be for injury relief as the Blues are returning their top-seven blueliners from last season.
Walman, a 2014 third-round pick (82nd overall) by the Blues, had a breakout season in 2015-16 as a sophomore at Providence University. The Canadian-born Walman led all NCAA defensemen in goals (13), power play goals (8), points per game (1.04) and game-winning goals (4) -- all that in a season shortened to 27 games because of a December shoulder injury. In March 2016, Walman eventually underwent surgery on the injured shoulder from which he was still rehabbing and unavailable to participate in the Blues' prospect camp in July. The left-handed shooter has all the skills that project him as a top-4 defender whose NHL-caliber shot from the point makes him a trigger man for the power play. Now 20, the Blues were hoping Walman would be ready to turn pro, but he lost valuable development time due to the surgery. As such, Walman will return to Providence for his junior year.
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Standout performer in win
DSan Jose Sharks
October 29, 2024
Walman scored a goal, dished two assists, went plus-4 and added four PIM in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Kings.
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Three helpers in OT win
DSan Jose Sharks
October 29, 2024
Walman notched three assists in Monday's 5-4 overtime win over Utah.
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Helps out on power play
DSan Jose Sharks
October 18, 2024
Walman notched a power-play assist, five shots on goal, two blocked shots and two PIM in Friday's 8-3 loss to the Jets.
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Earns helper in overtime loss
DSan Jose Sharks
October 10, 2024
Walman notched an assist and blocked seven shots in Thursday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Blues.
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Acquired in trade
DSan Jose Sharks
June 25, 2024
San Jose acquired Walman and a 2024 second-round pick from Detroit on Tuesday in exchange for future considerations.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Sitting out Thursday
DDetroit Red Wings
December 8, 2022
Walman will be a scratch Thursday versus the Panthers.
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Gustav Lindstrom is returning from an undisclosed injury. Walman has one goal in 10 games, so he should be considered a part-time, bottom-four option for the rest of the season.
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