Jake Walman on origin of overtime celebration: ‘I’ll let the fans figure out where that’s from’

Walman has held the inspiration to this celebration close to the vest, but has revealed that fans haven’t been far off in their guesses.

“It’s from somewhere,” Walman said after Wednesday’s practice. “I’ll let the fans figure out where that’s from, and hopefully there’ll be some edits or something… I’ve seen some people on social media get it right, so it’s out there.”

The goal came in Walman’s season debut after he had missed the Oilers’ first six games due to an undisclosed injury that he sustained in their first preseason game. While a lack of a full training camp will likely leave some rust in his game for a couple of weeks, the fact that he’s producing is already a great sign.

“It’s gonna be a little bit of an adjustment,” Walman said. “It will probably take a few games to get my feet under me, but it’s nice being back with the guys. Just practicing and watching sucks, so I’d rather be a part of it, and I’m just happy to be back.”

Walman still kept busy while he was out of the lineup, as he signed a seven-year contract extension with a $7 million cap hit before the start of the season. He was entering the season in the final year of a three-year contract with a $3.4 million cap hit and was set to be an unrestricted free agent in the summer.