Former Edmonton Oilers defenceman William Lagesson waived by new team

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Finnegan Frost
October 6, 2024 (4:17 PM)

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Breaking news out of the Detroit Red Wings organization as they have placed former Edmonton Oilers defenceman William Lagesson on waiver earlier today.

As per Finn Marceau of the Hockey News, Among those names is former Oiler William Lagesson. The Swedish defenceman was selected by the Oilers in the fourth round, 91st overall, in 2014. He played 57 games with Edmonton from 2019-20 to 2021-22, before being sent to Montreal in exchange for Brett Kulak.

Lagesson split last season between Toronto and Anaheim, playing 40 games in the NHL and 5 in the AHL. He signed a one-year, $775,000 contract with the Detroit Red Wings on July 1st this summer. He joins Justin Holl, Sheldon Dries, Brogan Rafferty, and Joe Snively among Red Wings placed on waivers today.

Lagesson was once considered one of the top defensive prospects on the Oilers, but was never able to gain much traction on the team. Lagesson was called up several times from the Oilers farm affiliate in Bakersfield, but always found himself being sent back down in a constant disappointing cycle. Now, Lagesson will be eagerly awaiting to see if he gets claimed on waivers, but it's highly unlikely.

The NHL has been buzzing today - teams have been making shocking moves sending shockwaves down the league. The Oilers announced earlier today that they placed top prospect Raphael Lavoie, Drake Caggiula, Josh Brown, and Olivier Rodrigue on waivers, in addition to former Oilers D-man Jordan Oesterly being waived by the Calgary Flames yesterday.

As per Marceau, The deadline for teams to submit their opening day rosters is 5pm ET on Monday, October 7th. The North American portion of the NHL regular season starts on Wednesday night, including the Oilers' season opener against the Jets.