I guess they'd be pretty stuck for options in this scenario but I could see Edmonton making a trade to protect Foegele with how well he's played so far
I could see them wanting to have a few home-grown players on the team, which is important in Quebec (I'm not going to get into whether that is the right or wrong approach). Gaudreau seems to be the only Quebecer.
The team would have some decent leadership: Doughty, Wheeler and Suter have that reputation.