Jake Walman joins the Detroit Red Wings with a heady endorsement: Steve Yzerman has had interest in him for years.
Walman, forward Oskar Sundqvist and a 2023 second-round pick were acquired at Monday's trade deadline in the deal that sent Nick Leddy to the St. Louis Blues. The 26-year-old defenseman, 6 feet 2 and 215 pounds, shoots left and has been on Yzerman's radar going back to Walman's days at Providence College.
"We had watched him for a while going back to his days at Providence and kind of followed him through the minors," Yzerman said, adding he'd discussed Walman with Blues GM Doug Armstrong earlier in the season.