Edmonton Oilers (Mandatory Credit: Perry Nelson-USA TODAY Sports)
There are 2 big surprises in the D corps these days on the Edmonton Oilers. 1 is a rising star, the other one is a falling star. It’s still too early in the season to make permanent career projections for these 2 players, but in the early going one is catching positive attention from the coaching staff, the other is catching negative attention from the coaching staff.
Now I use the word star only in the astrological metaphor sense because a Norris trophy is not in Lagesson’s future this season unless he starts sniping a ton of goals into the back of the net.