The San Jose Sharks on Thursday were reportedly on the verge of making their most surprising move of this NHL trade deadline season by sending Jake Walman, their most used and offensively prolific defenseman,

The San Jose Sharks’ extreme roster makeover continued Thursday night with another major trade as they sent top-pair defenseman Jake Walman to the Edmonton Oilers for a conditional 2026 first-round draft pick and forward Carl Berglund.

The Edmonton Oilers are now right up against the trade deadline, and are still pursuing one major addition for their team with their top six forward group.

The arrival of Walman fixes Edmonton's biggest priority ahead of the deadline, reported to be the addition of a defenseman. It gives the Oilers a versatile option for their top four, joining Evan Bouchard, Mattias Ekholm, and Darnell Nurse.

In their place during Saturday’s morning skate, the Sharks had winger Klim Kostin in Zetterlund’s spot on a line with Macklin Celebrini and Will Smith, goalie Georgi Romanov backing up Alexandar Georgiev, and newcomer Patrick Giles in Sturm’s old spot as the fourth-line center.

TSN’s Ryan Rishaug, who is based in Edmonton, reported that the Oilers could be sending a conditional draft pick and a prospect to San Jose. As of late Thursday afternoon, the Sharks had not ...