Quoting: AH96
I like Laggesson aswell and put him in my Armchair GM rosters often but I really don't think he'll be on the 23 man roster due to the fact he's a shutdown defender and it looks as though they're seeking some point production. That's why all the talking heads are talking about Bouchard, Jones and Persson mostly.
Just looked at the numbers, and Jones doesn't provide more offense than Lagesson. His extra boxcars come from the power play and lets face it, he won't be getting PP time over Nurse and Klefbom in Edmonton. Even strength numbers in Bakersfield last season:
Bear: 52, 5-15-20 +14 / 0.38 P/GP
Day: 64, 4-19-23 +14 / 0.36
Lagesson: 67, 8-16-24 +25 / 0.36
Jones: 50, 3-13-16 +16 / 0.32
Jones produced the least amount of offense of any of these 4.
Persson was: 50, 2-15-17 +7 / 0.34 P/GP at even strength in the SHL last season, which is a better league than the AHL. Since I'm convinced Bouchard needs at least a 1/2 season in the AHL, I think Persson is the frontrunner for the 6th spot on the Oilers blueline. Lagesson is probably next in line. Not only is he better defensively than Jones, he out-produced him last year too.