Player Discussion Warren Foegele

[GhostfaceWu]

Started the year with hustle now he just looks like another Rieder with worse hands somehow.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Strong game from Foegele against the Lightning yesterday. Keep it up!

 

[CycloneSweep]

Maybe he is worth trying to rehab over a year, if not he is worth probably like a 5th round pick. Might pass thru waivers

 

[duul]

He's out 7th highest scoring forward. That seems pretty good. Why the hate?

 

[McDoused]

I'm not really too worried about his "lack of production offensively" as long as he continues to work his butt off. I love his game in the offensive zone and can draw a lot of penalties. My issues earlier this season would be that he would take the odd penalty or make a dumb play in the defensive zone. Both of those issues can be worked on and improved on.

 

[MoontoScott]

Strong game from Foegele against the Lightning yesterday. Keep it up!

I think he comes pretty much as advertised. Good wheels, good hustle but essentially a 3rd line guy who can chip in with a few goals. Not great value for his contract but not bad either.

 

[MessierII]

He's out 7th highest scoring forward. That seems pretty good. Why the hate?

A lot of of dashes beside his name. Team
Worst -14.

 

[Zguy370]

He's out 7th highest scoring forward. That seems pretty good. Why the hate?

He's actually tied for 10th in scoring, and 7 goals in 59 games is nothing to ride home about but he is the team's best at a, -14. Carolina fans were bag on

 

[Old Boys Club]

>Trade for a bottom 6'er who is noted to lack ability to play in the top 6 for extended time
>Gets mad when he isn't good in the top 6

Not even going to say I'm the biggest fan of the player, but he's been here for only 60 games, 40 some of which came with Tippshitt as his coach. Give him some time and keep him in the bottom 6. I'd rather have him on 3rd/4th line left wing than Benson or f***ing Shore. Also, complaining about his cap hit is fair, but if they flip him Holland's just gonna overpay another Turris-esque plug for 2 years.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

My issue with him isn't his lack of offensive production, it's not being physical enough or crashing the net enough. If he can do those things consistently then he's alright in my books. Last night we saw him and even Hyman taking the body hard. We need to see more of that from Foegele IMO.

 

[FacetheTruth]

Foegle had a rough start to the season but in the last 15 games Is 2g 3a 5p and +1. He is fast, hits, competes most every shift and needs to work on his touch around the net. Not a perfect player and has some turnovers, but fits the Woodcroft style better. I like his compete, willingness to go into the dirty areas of the ice and his board work…let him adjust in Edmonton for a season. All the guys trying to run the physical players out of town are hard to understand….. Edmonton will not win with a team of perimeter players. Team needs balance.

 

[Oilhawks]

A lot of of dashes beside his name. Team
Worst -14.

To be fair it seems like almost all of them were racked up before the coaching change and has been mostly even since then.

Pretty much what @FacetheTruth said

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

This guy loves the posts.

 

[frag2]

My issue with him isn't his lack of offensive production, it's not being physical enough or crashing the net enough. If he can do those things consistently then he's alright in my books. Last night we saw him and even Hyman taking the body hard. We need to see more of that from Foegele IMO.

Pretty much this. Expecting offense out of our bottom 6 is a bit much [though would be nice]. It's just from a physicality stand point, they are all so timid. Yesterday was the first game in a long while I've noticed our bottom 6 legit hitting.

 

[McDNicks17]

Another guy that fools GMs because of physical tools. Big and fast, but has no skill, is poor defensively and shows the bare minimum in physicality.

They'll probably have to move him sooner than later since he's making about three times too much money.

 

[Zguy370]

Another guy that fools GMs because of physical tools. Big and fast, but has no skill, is poor defensively and shows the bare minimum in physicality.

They'll probably have to move him sooner than later since he's making about three times too much money.

^^Best analogy

 

[Broberg Speed]

Another guy that fools GMs because of physical tools. Big and fast, but has no skill, is poor defensively and shows the bare minimum in physicality.

They'll probably have to move him sooner than later since he's making about three times too much money.

I like the player but he's making fundamental mistakes and that lands on the coaching. If a bottom six player isn't getting the puck in deep you sit that player until he gets the message and makes the right play and the simple play everytime. If he doesn't he's comes out of the rotation.

McLeod is a younger player who was making very similar mistakes. He's starting to sort them out. But he got demoted several times and he's only starting to figure it out.

Going to get called a Flames fan again but that's how Darryl Sutter does it. I'll tell you this without any hesitation, Warren Foegele would be a monster on a Darryl Sutter coached team. I won't be surprised if Foegele ends up a Flame and good one.

 

[Garbo Man]

^^Best analogy

I'd have to disagree that he has no skills. I think he's honestly a bit snake bitten this year. I also think he has some damn good board work in the offensive zone. The amount of times i've seen him come out with the puck after a board battle is a lot more than most players on this team. His cap hit might be a little high but i don't think he's nearly as useless as you and some other think he is. He's also been MILES better under Woodcroft than he was under Tippett.

 

[MessierII]

To be fair it seems like almost all of them were racked up before the coaching change and has been mostly even since then.

Pretty much what @FacetheTruth said

Still team worst is team worst. It’s not good.

 

[Oilslick941611]

I think he comes pretty much as advertised. Good wheels, good hustle but essentially a 3rd line guy who can chip in with a few goals. Not great value for his contract but not bad either.

We need players like this, him and Archi could help

 

[Bank Shot]

I'd have to disagree that he has no skills. I think he's honestly a bit snake bitten this year. I also think he has some damn good board work in the offensive zone. The amount of times i've seen him come out with the puck after a board battle is a lot more than most players on this team. His cap hit might be a little high but i don't think he's nearly as useless as you and some other think he is. He's also been MILES better under Woodcroft than he was under Tippett.

I'd say he's a lot snake bitten this season. 6.6% shooting percentage which is about 3% under his previous worst shooting % despite getting some PP time for the first time in his career.

His expected goals for % at 5 on 5 is 52% and his actual goals for is 41%.

I predict fans will like him more next season.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

There’s a lot of games where you’d forget he was even on the team.

 

[CupofOil]

I think he comes pretty much as advertised. Good wheels, good hustle but essentially a 3rd line guy who can chip in with a few goals. Not great value for his contract but not bad either.

2,75m is perfectly fine for a 3rd liner who can chip in 12-15 goals, 30 points a year. If the Oilers get the Foegele that was a forechecking, net crashing demon in Carolina, it's a good value contract.

Honestly, I'm not sure what people were expecting of the player. He comes pretty much as advertised outside of a stretch, during the Oilers slump, when he was floating along with the rest of the team.

 

[3IR]

2,75m is perfectly fine for a 3rd liner who can chip in 12-15 goals, 30 points a year. If the Oilers get the Foegele that was a forechecking, net crashing demon in Carolina, it's a good value contract.

Honestly, I'm not sure what people were expecting of the player. He comes pretty much as advertised outside of a stretch, during the Oilers slump, when he was floating along with the rest of the team.

Oilers sign or trade for a decent bottom 6 option, and decide to slot him into the top 6 where he proves he doesn't belong, so the fanbase starts calling him useless.

It's a tale as old as time.

 

[ManofSteel55]

He's out 7th highest scoring forward. That seems pretty good. Why the hate?

Unrealistic expectations. People wanted a 20 goal, 40 point middle six winger, rather than the 10 - 15 goal, 20 - 30 point 3rd line winger.