Modifié 4 août 2022 à 21 h 37
Quoting: Timmah007
Well I've listed three players that aren't even questionable lesser players than foegele.... would rather foegele at 2.75 than Okposo at 6... I'm never going to say Buffalo is a good destination but it's laughable to suggest isn't a place or room for him given that roster.... easily slide into middle six role instantly.
Buffalos primary goal this season is further development, winning is a secondary byproduct of that. Foegele may have value, but he does not have value to Buffalo specifically.
They need the kids (Cozens, Krebs, Mittelstadt, Quinn, and Peterka) getting ample ice time while surrounded by veteran leaders (Okposo, Tuch, Skinner, Girgensons, Hinostroza).
There are also only a handful of teams in the league willing to take cap dumps right now, and many more teams trying to actually dump contracts. Edmonton trying to dump a 3rd/4th line player has them with little to no leverage among that handful of teams who do not need him. That means whether you like it or not if he goes to one of those teams Edmonton is going to pay for them to take him. Maybe a team likes him enough they would pay for him and use him in the bottom 6, but it won't be a rebuilding team trying to develop it's players.