Three Edmonton Oilers Who Have Something To Prove At Camp

Warren Foegele

Warren Foegele is on the other side of the same coin as Dylan Holloway. He is by no means a bad player, It just he isn’t a way better player than most of this Edmonton Oilers team. Foegele has found himself in a tough spot after last season.

The issue with Foegele is he doesn’t really do anything great. His speed is okay, his shot is okay, he is average physically and so on and so forth. With him not being anything special that makes him easier to replace.

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To me Foegele needs to have a good camp this year. If he comes into camp and struggles it could be the end of hi time with the Edmonton Oilers. Foegele has been in a few trade rumours as well.

The Edmonton Oilers have a bit of a cap crunch right now. Foegele has a cap hit that makes him a potential trade candidate. His cap hit of $2.75 mullion makes him a fairly expensive option for the 4th line.

I think if Foegele struggles and it looks like he is going to be on the fourth line that Ken Holland will start shopping him around. The thing is Foegele is a third line player on most teams in the NHL.

The fact that the Edmonton Oilers are a good team and tight to the cap makes Foegele replaceable. To me the player that takes his spot at some point is going to be Dylan Holloway. With Holloway being on his entry level his cap hit is much lower.

In Closing

To wrap up this article I am going to give some props where props is dues. Ken Holland has made this team better. So much so that winning the Stanley Cup doesn’t sound like a crazy impossible feat.

The fact that there is so many battles and tight races for spots only makes your team better, If you gift a spot like the Edmonton Oilers have done in the past you know your team isn’t going to be good.

Sending NHL ready players back to the NHL is a nice thing to have. If there is an injury then at least you know that can come into the lineup and play. Plus, if they have success they can stick around.

This preseason is going to be a good one to pay attention to.