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Yahoo
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Every Former Red Wings Player In The Cup Final
Troy Stecher (Sergei Belski-Imagn Images) The hockey community can feel small. All of the recycled coaches and management members going around the NHL like a massively convoluted game of musical chairs can be exhausting. However, when the team that you cheer for is the Detroit Red Wings, an original six team, there is bound to be someone who was connected to the franchise in some capacity. Advertisement Bookmark The Hockey News Detroit Red Wings team site to stay connected to the latest news, game-day coverage, and player features. The 2025 Stanley Cup Final begins on Wednesday, June 4th. In honor of that commencement, here is every former Red Wings player in the Cup Final. (Spoiler alert: they all play for one team.) Trending Red Wings Stories Every Expiring Detroit Red Wings Contract Every Expiring Detroit Red Wings Contract All good things come to an end. 3 Red Wings Prospects Ready For The Big Leagues 4 Free Agent Defenders Yzerman Has To Actually Avoid Could Jonathan Toews Become Latest Ex-Blackhawk to Jump to Detroit? Advertisement 3 Special Red Wings Prospects That Are Untouchable Three Potential RFA Offer Sheet Candidates for the Red Wings Three Potential RFA Offer Sheet Candidates for the Red Wings On Tuesday, the NHL revealed the offer sheet compensation levels (based on the AAV of potential RFA poachings) for the 2025 offseason. With that in mind, here's a look at some potential options for the Detroit Red Wings to reel in some added depth this summer. Jake Walman Jake Walman, it's going to be difficult for Red Wings fans to forget you. The current Edmonton Oilers defender was infamously traded from the Red Wings to the San Jose Sharks for future considerations. At the same time, the Sharks received a second-round draft pick for their troubles. Advertisement As I've previously written about, Walman has been a great addition to the Oilers since his arrival. However, when he was in Detroit, you could see the same tools at play. Walman was a stabilizing presence for the young Moritz Seider and endeared himself to fans with his outgoing personality. Troy Stecher Another defender, Troy Stecher, has been an excellent piece for the Oilers during this playoff run. He was able to come in and perform at a high enough level to make the coaching staff want to play him more. Stecher played for the Red Wings during the 2020-21 season and part of the 2021-22 season. The team wasn't very good during that time, and he was a combined -19 over 60 games with the team. Calvin Pickard The Red Wings were the last NHL stop for Calvin Pickard before signing with the Oilers. He was used sparingly in the NHL – 12 games across three seasons. Advertisement Pickard came in for Stuart Skinner after the latter had a shaky start to the 2025 playoffs. Pickard went on a six-game heater, got injured, and then Skinner came back and has been lights-out. What a world. Mattias Janmark Bet you couldn't have guessed that Mattias Janmark (Mattias Janmark-Nylen) was a Red Wings draft pick. The 79th overall selection in the 2013 draft played two games for the Grand Rapids Griffins during the 2013-14 season. The Swedish forward was traded to the Dallas Stars on March 1st of 2015, along with a second-round draft pick, for the likes of Eric Cole and a third-round pick. Advertisement With all of the former Red Wings on the Oilers, it makes it clear to this writer who Red Wings fans should cheer for during the Stanley Cup Final. It's a small hockey community, after all. Never miss a story by adding us to your Google News favorites.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Sport
- Time of India
Jake Walman might be the 'Stanley Cup push' Edmonton Oilers need
Jake Walman (via Getty Images) With the Edmonton Oilers set for a Stanley Cup Final rematch versus the Florida Panthers, attention has turned to a quiet but possibly season-altering strategic adjustment—the emergence of defenseman Jake Walman. His capacity to lead, transition and shut down goals has given the Edmonton Oilers an advantage it did not have in its last playoffs. The 29-year-old has been an unexpected pillar of the team's performance in the 2025 NHL Playoffs. Jake Walman and Edmonton Oilers' rebuilt defense against Florida Panthers Jake Walman Discusses Connor McDavid Leadership, Playing Sharks Teammates & LOUD Oilers Fans The Edmonton Oilers have been in this situation before when they overcame a 3-0 deficit against the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final before being defeated in Game 7 last season. Now, they're back with a healthier defensive group and new additions ready to contribute. Jake Walman, whose contributions have been key, leads the team. By Natural Stat Trick's measure, the Jake Walman-John Klingberg tandem has a phenomenal 1.44 goals against per 60 minutes at even strength. That's not only the best on the team but also a significant step up from the team's messy defensive system in 2024. Florida is a different challenge. But Edmonton's advancements in puck management give them an air of optimism. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like पुरानी लक्जरी घड़ियों की ऑनलाइन कीमतें आपको आश्चर्यचकित कर सकती हैं। Luxury Watches For Sale | Search Ads अभी खरीदें Undo Jake Walman's composure in pressure situations and John Klingberg's sense of attack have provided Edmonton breakout opportunities that weren't available a year prior. Mattias Ekholm's return to the lineup further strengthens the top-four rotation. The Edmonton Oilers' makeover didn't happen overnight. Doomed efforts at constructing a puck-movement defense during the regimes of Peter Chiarelli and Ken Holland put the franchise years behind. However, with GM Stan Bowman in charge- a more defined plan has crystallized. Also read: 'We are going to the finals baby': Connor McDavid's wife Lauren Kyle reacts to Oilers' Game 5 win Jake Walman isn't exactly a name on everyone's lips yet, but his inclusion in the Edmonton Oilers' backline has remolded the identity of the team at the ideal moment. As they meet the physically imposing Florida Panthers again in the Stanley Cup Final, Edmonton's new defensive depth may become the difference. Whether it will be enough to get the Stanley Cup to Canada is unknown, but the Oilers are certainly better suited this time.
CTV News
14-05-2025
- Sport
- CTV News
Edmonton Oilers look to finish off Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5
Edmonton Oilers' Adam Henrique (19), Jake Walman (96) and Zach Hyman (18) celebrate a first-period goal against the Vegas Golden Knights during Game 4 of their second-round Stanley Cup playoff series in Edmonton on Monday, May 12, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
National Post
09-05-2025
- Sport
- National Post
Another Edmonton Oilers comeback puts Golden Knights in a stranglehold
If this was a mob movie set in the Vegas desert, the Edmonton Oilers would be lining their trunk with plastic and buying a couple of shovels. Article content Article content They haven't quite 'eliminated' the Golden Knights yet, but it wouldn't hurt to get some holes dug. The Oilers put their second-round series in a death grip Thursday, posting a 5-4 overtime victory to take a 2-0 series lead back to Edmonton for Games 3 and 4. Article content Article content On a night when Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl were strangely silent, the captain set up his buddy 15:20 into overtime to silence the crowd at T-Mobile Arena. Article content The series is now Edmonton's to lose, but given how they took care of business in Vegas, that doesn't seem very likely. The Oilers are humming right now, riding a six-game winning streak back to Rogers Place and getting clutch performances from everyone in the lineup. Article content The Golden Knights threw everything they had at the Oilers in Game 2, but it wasn't enough. Article content After trailing 1-0 at the first intermission, the Oilers took charge again in the second period, scoring three-straight goals to put the Vegas on the ropes. Article content Edmonton's support players continued rising to the occasion, with Jake Walman and Vasily Podkolzin scoring their first goals of the post-season at 11:31 and 15:18 and Darnell Nurse scoring his second at 17:17 to make it 3-1. Article content It's Podkolzin's first goal, but he also picked up an assist on Walman's point shot and now has six points in eight playoff games. Article content Vegas wouldn't go away, though. Article content When it was 3-1, William Karlsson closed it to 3-2 late in the second period. When Kane made it 4-2 with his third of the playoffs 1:52 into the third period, Victor Olofsson closed it to 4-3 two and a half minutes later. Article content Then, with 8:02 remaining, Alex Pietrangelo sifted a point shot through traffic and they went to overtime. Article content The Golden Knights came out like Mike Tyson in a first round, but couldn't finish on a handful of glorious chances. Then Nicolas Roy's hopelessly stupid five-minute major for cross-checking Trent Frederic in the face five minutes into overtime changed the game for good.
New York Times
07-05-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
What we're seeing from Edmonton Oilers' defencemen so far in NHL playoffs
Stan Bowman gave fans a clear indication of his preferences on defence at the 2025 deadline. A team that many felt lacked toughness on the blue line eschewed an enforcer and acquired a skilled veteran (Jake Walman) with plus speed and the ability to move the puck with aplomb. Why would the Oilers acquire another left-handed defenceman whose skill set was already duplicated on the roster? It turned out that it was key to the team's playoff game plan. Bowman's Oilers are a club that features defencemen who can bring three specific things. Here they are. Speed How fast is Edmonton's defence? NHL Edge tells us the collective members of the Oilers have a top skating speed in the 99th percentile during this spring's playoffs. How fast are the individual defencemen for this year's team? Fast. All numbers KPH, via Edmonton's four fastest defencemen in this series are top flight, with John Klingberg coming in just a hair below average (average was 33.55 KPH through the first round). Mattias Ekholm, Edmonton's top-pairing defender who is currently injured, ran a 34.72 KPH during the regular season. Vegas as a team (including all skaters) boasts a 36.44 kph top skating speed, landing below NHL average. The Oilers should have the speed edge throughout this series. Passing This version of the Oilers coaching staff asks a lot of their defenders. One of the keys is puck retrieval on opposition dump-ins. This group has the boots to make it happen, but that's just one element. The Edmonton defencemen must race back to the puck, send it to a teammate (mostly like the defensive partner) who then sends a deft pass to a forward for transportation. The team adjusts at times with the forwards coming all the way down into the zone, but most of the assignment belongs to the defence. In the Los Angeles series, the Oilers made shorter passes (fewer stretch passes), and fans saw much the same in the first tilt versus Vegas. Given time and space, the outlet pass gave way to a handoff from defence to forward during the Kings series. Vegas is more aggressive, and the passive option wasn't as available as often in the first game against the Golden Knights. Execution During the Los Angeles series, Evan Bouchard averaged 29.5 shifts per game in all three disciplines (even strength, power play and penalty kill). averaging 52 seconds per shift. The time-on-ice breakdown for the puck-moving defenceman in the first round is revealing. His even-strength TOI per game (21:28) was an increase from the regular season (20:11); his power-play ice time in the postseason (2:52) is down from 3:19 during the regular season. That's a small difference considering the random nature of power-play opportunities over a six-game series. The interesting tweak in Bouchard's TOI comes while short-handed. He's averaging 1:21 per game in the playoffs, after playing just 14 seconds per game during the regular season. Bouchard played some unique minutes versus the Kings and we could see this trend continue in the playoffs. Walman-Klingberg In the Los Angeles series, the Nurse-Bouchard pairing struggled at times. Through the six games of Round 1, the tandem played 58 minutes together and delivered a 30 percent goal share. That's poor, despite the expected goal share (52 percent) suggesting that regression is near. Kris Knoblauch didn't check down from the pairing by deploying Walman. Rather, he used Brett Kulak with both Nurse and Bouchard in an effort to calm the waters. It worked with Bouchard, not so much with Nurse. Knoblauch and his coaching staff gave plenty of playing time to the tandem of Walman and Klingberg at five-on-five against Los Angeles. In 55 minutes at five-on-five, the duo helped outscore opponents 3-0 and enjoyed great success in the discipline. Walman spent significant time away (50 minutes, 4-3 goals) and much of that with Bouchard (3-2 goals together at five-on-five in 29 minutes). As the series against Vegas progresses, it's possible that Klingberg's coverage issues drag the team's five-on-five outscoring. We could see a shuffle in the top pairing, with Walman-Bouchard taking centre stage at that time. Many observers believe that's the ideal top pairing until Ekholm returns. Kulak One of the keys to what was a unique approach in the first round was made possible by Kulak's impressive skill set. A fast train who can recover, slide into an offensive opportunity and close a gap quickly, Kulak's ability to play left or right side defence was another important factor against Los Angeles. At five-on-five, Kulak played 124 minutes in the first round, helping Edmonton outscore the Kings 5-3 with an expected goal share of 64 percent. He played 40 minutes with Ty Emberson, 32 minutes with Nurse, 29 minutes with Bouchard and the rest with various partners. His utility is a major story for Edmonton this spring. Viva Las Vegas Game 1 of the second round featured early chaos for the Oilers, with loose play and turnovers on the double. The suffocating Vegas forecheck caused turnovers and early on a seasoned Oilers fan might have experienced a blast from the past with a couple of Kris Russell-level desperation exit attempts. By the end of the period, the defencemen reset and the Edmonton formation behind its own blue line looked more structured and under control. Vegas contests every puck beginning at the start of the anthem, so turnovers in ghastly places are more common than any hockey coach on the planet would endorse. That said, with the understanding that the Oilers employ no shutdown defenders, much of the game involved an Oilers defenceman on the scene of possible accidents with great regularity. The Nurse-Bouchard pairing went 1-0 goals and 7-1 shots in the first period, but it was another defensive pairing that was responsible for the genesis of Edmonton's first goal of the series. Deep in the Oilers' zone, Kulak made a nice defensive play, Klingberg sent a lovely pass across ice through the neutral zone, and that duo went to the bench. By the time Corey Perry scored, it was Nurse and Bouchard on the ice and credited with a plus on the play. Emberson was impressive with several fine defensive plays, which stood out in a first period that was less than ideal for nervous Oilers fans. The second period was impressive by the Oilers' blue line. Great passing, coverage defensively and smart plays all over the ice. Example: Walman blocking a pass on a two-on-one that looked like a sure goal. The third period was classic NHL play, something close to a heavyweight boxing match that went 15 rounds. This is going to be a helluva series. The Oilers defence held, and delivered a solid performance. (Photo of Jake Walman and Tanner Pearson: Stephen R. Sylvanie / Imagn Images)
