

Jake Walman (Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images)EDMONTON – Moving the puck is paramount for being a good offensive team.
The Edmonton Oilers have an embarrassment of riches in that regard. Evan Bouchard, Mattias Ekholm, and Brett Kulak possess considerable skill in distributing the puck.
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Darnell Nurse can rover around with exceptional ease. But let’s not forget about Jake Walman.
The Oilers' big fish trade deadline acquisition has an extraordinary talent to find a streaking winger off a two-line pass. This has him poised to have the best season of his young career in 2025-26.
In 2024-25, Walman had the best year of his career. In 65 games, he recorded 40 points, 56 hits, and 145 blocks while averaging 22:46 a game.
With more ice time and a full season of dishing passes to Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, he should surpass 50 points easily.
The sky is the limit.
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