Over the past couple of games, we’ve seen a lot more of William Lagesson in the Edmonton Oilers‘ lineup. As we’ve all seen, the team has used many defencemen this season, probably more than they would’ve liked. But looking at the positives, it has given management an opportunity to evaluate a number of their young defencemen in an NHL setting.
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Lagesson played the third-most minutes in a game this season vs. the Montreal Canadiens. It helps that the Oilers commanded the game and Dave Tippett was more inclined to roll the lines, but Lagesson topped 16 minutes in a sixth defenceman role. He has previously only played more a couple of times because the left side of the Oilers’ defence was riddled with injuries in late November to early December.
William Lagesson, Edmonton Oilers (Photo by Andy Devlin/NHLI via Getty Images)
His play has picked up significantly as he adjusts to the NHL, and it looks…
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