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Re: Pregame: Minnesota @ Edmonton (Game #24) [message #795599 is a reply to message #795596 ]	Tue, 07 December 2021 18:47

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Adam wrote on Tue, 07 December 2021 18:09

RDOilerfan wrote on Tue, 07 December 2021 16:35

Skookum Jim wrote on Tue, 07 December 2021 16:13

Adam wrote on Tue, 07 December 2021 15:05

As I said, if I'm the Oilers, I'm letting the slight go and not reacting to it. I'm not in a hurry to give away a decent young defenceman for nothing if I can avoid it - especially when my normal d-corps includes Duncan Keith, Kris Russell and Slater Koekkoek. We'll also see if that happens.

Yeah you don't put Lagesson on waivers, he'll get claimed (if other teams are paying any attention), and you lose a solid NHL asset for nada, and especially with the potential for injury, and more importantly covid protocols, because new variants may start to become an issue.

Flip it the other way. Lagesson is not Oilers property. The Oilers defense as it is right now including who's in the minors. Lagesson has been with Team X and done exactly what he's done for the Oilers play wise both in the minors and in the NHL. Team X puts Lagesson on waivers tomorrow. Do you pick him up?

I think you are making a mistake on what people are arguing here. We're saying that he's a decent if unspectacular depth player, and that while his agent's actions may be galling to the Oilers and certain fans, they are not without a defined purpose and aim. No one is arguing that he's a superstar in the making.

Whether I'd pick up Lagesson on waivers depends on what my team looks like. If everyone is healthy and he would fit in as the 6th best LHD in my estimation, then no - I wouldn't pick him up. If my team has had injuries, or if a young guy we thought was ready has shown himself to need more seasoning, or if I felt my depth chart needed a little insurance policy because no one in the minors looks ready to step in to the lineup, then maybe I would pick him up.

I think Allan Walsh making this play suggests he believes there IS a landing spot for Lagesson and he's trying to make that happen. Worth noting, the Oilers specifically did not demote Lagesson last year because they were worried he wouldn't make it through waivers even to put him to the taxi squad - and that was even as they were carrying 8 or 9 defencemen at times and losing goalies because they didn't have enough roster room to carry them. In the past, it has seemed that there's likely some interest in the player.

EDIT to add: If the right-shot equivalent of Lagesson was available I would certainly consider picking him up with the Oilers needing to play guys on the off-side and no depth at all in the minors on that side.

You read it here first, Laggy is going to be part of the package that brings DeBrusk “home”

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Pregame: Minnesota @ Edmonton (Game #24)	By: OilFans on Tue, 07 December 2021 02:00
Re: Pregame: Minnesota @ Edmonton (Game #24)	By: clutchlikeeberle on Tue, 07 December 2021 04:04
Re: Pregame: Minnesota @ Edmonton (Game #24)	By: RDOilerfan on Tue, 07 December 2021 09:12
Re: Pregame: Minnesota @ Edmonton (Game #24)	By: Adam on Tue, 07 December 2021 11:25
Re: Pregame: Minnesota @ Edmonton (Game #24)	By: NCREDiBLE on Tue, 07 December 2021 09:13
Re: Pregame: Minnesota @ Edmonton (Game #24)	By: RDOilerfan on Tue, 07 December 2021 09:30
Re: Pregame: Minnesota @ Edmonton (Game #24)	By: NCREDiBLE on Tue, 07 December 2021 09:45
Re: Pregame: Minnesota @ Edmonton (Game #24)	By: RDOilerfan on Tue, 07 December 2021 10:34
Re: Pregame: Minnesota @ Edmonton (Game #24)	By: RDOilerfan on Tue, 07 December 2021 10:40
Re: Pregame: Minnesota @ Edmonton (Game #24)	By: benv on Tue, 07 December 2021 10:57
Re: Pregame: Minnesota @ Edmonton (Game #24)	By: RDOilerfan on Tue, 07 December 2021 11:17
Re: Pregame: Minnesota @ Edmonton (Game #24)	By: Oilertime on Tue, 07 December 2021 12:05
Re: Pregame: Minnesota @ Edmonton (Game #24)	By: Adam on Tue, 07 December 2021 12:16
Re: Pregame: Minnesota @ Edmonton (Game #24)	By: Adam on Tue, 07 December 2021 12:10
Re: Pregame: Minnesota @ Edmonton (Game #24)	By: benv on Tue, 07 December 2021 12:20
Re: Pregame: Minnesota @ Edmonton (Game #24)	By: Adam on Tue, 07 December 2021 12:46
Re: Pregame: Minnesota @ Edmonton (Game #24)	By: RDOilerfan on Tue, 07 December 2021 14:36
Re: Pregame: Minnesota @ Edmonton (Game #24)	By: Adam on Tue, 07 December 2021 15:34
Re: Pregame: Minnesota @ Edmonton (Game #24)	By: RDOilerfan on Tue, 07 December 2021 15:47
Re: Pregame: Minnesota @ Edmonton (Game #24)	By: Adam on Tue, 07 December 2021 16:05
Re: Pregame: Minnesota @ Edmonton (Game #24)	By: Skookum Jim on Tue, 07 December 2021 16:13
Re: Pregame: Minnesota @ Edmonton (Game #24)	By: RDOilerfan on Tue, 07 December 2021 16:35
Re: Pregame: Minnesota @ Edmonton (Game #24)	By: Adam on Tue, 07 December 2021 17:09
Re: Pregame: Minnesota @ Edmonton (Game #24)	By: Oscargasm on Tue, 07 December 2021 18:47
Re: Pregame: Minnesota @ Edmonton (Game #24)	By: Skookum Jim on Tue, 07 December 2021 15:17
Re: Pregame: Minnesota @ Edmonton (Game #24)	By: RDOilerfan on Tue, 07 December 2021 15:26
Re: Pregame: Minnesota @ Edmonton (Game #24)	By: Skookum Jim on Tue, 07 December 2021 15:52
Re: Pregame: Minnesota @ Edmonton (Game #24)	By: Adam on Tue, 07 December 2021 15:36
Re: Pregame: Minnesota @ Edmonton (Game #24)	By: RDOilerfan on Tue, 07 December 2021 12:51
Re: Pregame: Minnesota @ Edmonton (Game #24)	By: Skoobz on Tue, 07 December 2021 13:39
Re: Pregame: Minnesota @ Edmonton (Game #24)	By: Skookum Jim on Tue, 07 December 2021 15:05
Re: Pregame: Minnesota @ Edmonton (Game #24)	By: Oscargasm on Tue, 07 December 2021 16:40
Re: Pregame: Minnesota @ Edmonton (Game #24)	By: NetBOG on Tue, 07 December 2021 17:58

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