The Los Angeles Kings could stick around the trade market when the NHL returns from their three-week break for the Winter Olympics. General manager Ken Holland joined TNT Sports’ NHL Game Break to breakdown the team’s acquisition of star winger Artemi Panarin, and referenced the team’s wealth of forwards with their latest addition. Specifically, Holland pointed out forward Warren Foegele as a player who they’ll “work the phones” around after a strong year last season turned into healthy scratches this season.
Foegele had a career-year in his first season with the Kings. He appeared in all 82 games and reached 24 goals, 46 points, and a plus-36 – all new career-highs for the 28-year-old winger. That performance came after Foegele reached 20 goals and 41 points in all 82 games of the dmonton Oilers’ 2023-24 season. He appeared to have reached another level, but his hot hand has gone cold to start the season. Foegele remains a utility, two-way winger when he’s in the lineup but has only posted eight points and a minus-five in 43 games this season.
With another forward in the depth chart, Foegele could become an interesting trade chip. He has proven an ability to provide an impact through a change of teams and could be enough to swing Los Angeles a mid-round draft pick that they can package in a bigger market buy.
Expandable or expendable?
Sure would be great if he could expand into a defenseman.
Would look great in a Sabres goat head sweater
I’m open to trading Foegele. Nothing against him, but he’s movable and there’s no space for him. That being said, I’d rather trade Trevor Moore before Foegele, and then just send Ward back down to the AHL, but I’m not Holland lol
Why would you choose to keep a guy with half the points and a worse plus/minus then Moore? Just in spite of it all? I mean they’re both not scratchin an itch but I’m wondering Moore about Foegele. Did we take his favorite toy Dany away? Or does he dislike the taste of 10s that much. Really like wth? Or is it the fact that people keep saying Holland was why he landed?
Foegele broke out last season, and Moore hasn’t shown much at all since his 30 goal season a couple years back. That’s why I’m trading Moore first
Trade #12 & #55 & draft picks for Jason Robertson
Plus what? Robbo surely nets at least 2 first and a prospect. And Dallas doesn’t need futures.
What surplus at forward? Their forward depth consists of Lee, Malott, And Helenius, Yikes!