The Oilers are finalizing a trade with the Sharks to acquire defenseman Jake Walman before the NHL Trade Deadline.

The 29-year-old defender is having a career season. In 50 games, he has 32 points while averaging 23:11 a night. Walman led the Sharks in total time on ice per game, powerplay time on ice per game (2:46), and penalty kill time on ice per game (2:40).

The Edmonton Oilers and San Jose Sharks were both expected to be among the most active teams heading into the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline. With the Oilers trying to right the wrongs from their 2024 Stanley Cup Finals loss and the Sharks rebuilding towards the future,

The Edmonton Oilers made an under the radar trade to acquire San Jose Sharks defenceman Jake Walman, and it may bump Darnell Nurse down the depth chart.

Before Thursday night’s game against the Colorado Avalanche, the Sharks had already traded goalie Vitek Vanecek and center Nico Sturm to the Florida Panthers in separate deals. In February, San Jose sent forward Mikael Granlund and defenseman Cody Ceci to the Dallas Stars, and goalie Mackenzie Blackwood to the Avalanche in December.

: NHL insider Frank Seravalli reports that indeed the Edmonton Oilers are acquiring defenseman Jake Walman from the San Jose Sharks, but that the trade may have to wait until to tomorrow. Oilers insider Ryan Rishaug also says that the return for the Sharks will be a conditional pick and a prospect.