Carolina Hurricanes: Warren Foegele’s time as a Hurricane

Warren Foegele was recently traded to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Ethan Bear in the middle of the team’s roster re-shape. While this does look like a good move for all those involved, it does not go without the emotional adventure that Foegele went through with the Caniacs during his time in the City of Oaks.

Foegele was a 3rd round pick, 67th overall, in the 2014 NHL entry draft. He would spend 6 years with the organization, and play in 200 games with the NHL team. With 35 career goals and 68 career points for the team, nothing will ever rival his performances in the first round against Washington in 2018.

In that playoff run, Foegele established himself as a true playoff performer. He was one of the key performers in the Canes iconic run to the 2018 Eastern Conference Finals. In those 15 games, Foegele had 5 goals and 4 assists for nine points, and the majority of them would come against the Capitals in round 1.

A lot was expected of Foegele after that run and nothing really materialized. He’s a fantastic play-driver, but his lack of a shot has held him back. He’s got incredible speed, and you will often see him using that speed to blow past defenses to generate breakaways, but it’s very rare that you will see the net bulge. However, when it does, Foegs will celebrate every goal like it’s his last in the NHL.

I understand a lot of Edmonton Oiler fans will be looking at this wondering what kind of player they have in Warren Foegele. To sum him up in a sentence, Foegele is going to annoy the heck out of you for all the right reasons. He’s going to get into the dirty areas, and force turnovers. He’s very defensively responsible and he’s going to create chances with his speed. However, Michelangelo is jealous of the rock his hands are carved from.

He’s going to be a very serviceable player in Edmonton, and he leaves Carolina with nothing but the support of the fan base. He’s been a fantastic Hurricane and he’ll do a lot of good for the Northern Alberta team.

While charismatic, Foegele did love to ramp up the crowd after games. He thrives when the building is full and bursting with noise, and should fit in well in Canada. He’s going to give you everything he’s got, every shift. He doesn’t know how to take it easy, you’ll get 110% of Warren Foegele every single night.

It’s not all sad though. Carolina did get Ethan Bear in this trade, and time will tell how this deal works out. But it certainly has its upside for both teams and both players.

Question for Cardiac Cane Readers: what do you think of this trade?