While it was a good day off the ice today for Jake Walman with a seven-year extension in-hand, the on-ice news isn’t as good. Team reporter Tony Brar relays ( Twitter link ) that the blueliner has suffered a setback in recovering from an undisclosed injury that has kept him out for most of the preseason. Instead of being expected to suit up on Wednesday against Calgary, he is now listed as questionable. The 29-year-old logged over 20 minutes a game both down and in the playoffs for the Oilers and is likely to play a similar top-four role this season; it just might take a little longer before his 2025-26 campaign actually gets underway.

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