Edmonton Oilers: Ten Storylines To Watch This Upcoming Season

Connor McDavid #97, Edmonton Oilers Mandatory Credit: James Carey Lauder-USA TODAY Sports
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Warren Foegele #13, Carolina Hurricanes
Warren Foegele #13, Carolina Hurricanes Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

9. Warren Foegele has a lot to prove.

Warren Foegele was traded to the Edmonton Oilers from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for Ethan Bear, a fan favorite and a great young defenceman that has a future in this league.

It will be interesting to watch Foegele play this season and see if he can win over the fans as much as Bear did during his time here. Fans often hold a little resentment against players when they are a part of the trade that sends fan favorites away – even though it is not their fault.

Foegele has big skates to fill, and it is important he does just that from the get-go seeing as they added him to help lead the bottom six out of the struggled of the past. Someone that will probably play in every situation and is going to be expected to score some goals, I think I might be more excited to watch the bottom six throughout the regular season than I am the star players like McDavid and Draisaitl.