Leafs lose Lagesson on waivers on trade deadline day
The Toronto Maple Leafs will be saying goodbye to one of their defencemen shortly before today’s trade deadline.
A day after being placed on waivers, William Lagesson was claimed by the Anaheim Ducks, as per a report from Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli.
#NHLDucks claim William Lagesson off waivers from #Leafs.
— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) March 8, 2024
Lagesson was a free-agent signing of the Leafs back in July, and he has suited up for 30 games this season at the NHL level, posting four assists. A 28-year-old left-handed defender from Gothenburg, Sweden, Lagesson spent seven years in the Edmonton Oilers organization before being traded to the Montreal Canadiens in 2022.
It’s been a busy week for the Leafs in the defencemen department, who made trades for both Ilya Lyubushkin and Joel Edmundson from Anaheim and the Washington Capitals, respectively. Toronto also made a lower-level transaction, trading for 6-foot-7 unsigned defender Cade Webber in a deal with the Carolina Hurricanes.
The NHL trade deadline is set for today at 3 pm.
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