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Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 7 at 9:40 p.m.
Thread: Stand Back I Dont Know How Big This Thing Will Get
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>dk325</b></div><div>Go actually look at his advanced stats over the last 3 years. He's not terrible defensively. That's the kinda thing that people who haven't paid any attention to the development in his game since he joined the Jackets say. He's not given nearly the level of credit he deserves for his defensive effort and willingness to adapt his game and become a more well rounded player.</div></div>
Look, Foegele has outscored him in the past 1.5 seasons (5v5). He's just not worth giving up a whole bunch of assets for. And his effort levels defensively aren't great.

Just looked up his latest scouting report from CF:

<em>Elite shooter. Ability to beat NHL goalies from range. Needs to utilize his stature and reach as more of a weapon in high danger areas in the offensive zone.
<strong>When he isn't moving his feet / working to empty the tank / he becomes a stationary liability defensively</strong>.
Easily defined overall. Capable of scoring north of 30 goals.</em>

This isn't news.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 17, 2023 at 4:27 a.m.
Thread: Oilers 23-24
I can appreciate the thought process but unfortunately it is very far one sided.

Foegele at a maximum is a 2nd at the TDL (assuming he improves) and is not multi year. His departure from the team is more of a benefit to EDM than his arrival in DET. Add in the fact the trade stems from a contender, meaning the value he offers isn’t good enough for a contending team, there is less than zero incentive.

Ceci is in no way worth a 2nd. To Detroit he is nothing more than exchanging a draft prick for overpaying a UFA. The Wings aren’t competing for a cup by the end of his contact. Paying for him means having 2-3 less years of a 4M bottom pair D (Chiarot).

At the end of the day, the Oil need a better W than Foegele and better D than Ceci, otherwise they would be with them next year for another legitimate chance at a cup (I lost 100 betting the oilers to win it all last summer). Their cap being gone is more of a benefit, and Detroit won’t be aiding them in a cup next season unless incentivized. To other teams they hold value, to the Wings, flip the picks and it’s closer.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 30, 2023 at 1:51 a.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 22, 2023 at 4:03 a.m.
Thread: Inconceivable
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Grievous</b></div><div>The scouting reports on his actual skill set is meh, but the kid has so much heart and hustle that he just might have a chance….

That’s the thing with prospects, if you are a draft pick, someone is very high on you. If you get signed, then several in the organization are high on you. Just remember he is a 4th rounder (I think), teams tend to value 1,2,3 rounders more, so he is exactly the type of player that could be traded in such a deal. It is far from a guaranteed that he will ever become an NHL player .

But he is definitely impressing hockey people on some level.</div></div>

He was drafted in the Wilson squared era and got his ELC in the Grier era, so he’s definitely impressing the right people. At this point I think it’s more likely that Hamaliuk would be a throw in before Cardwell.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 21, 2023 at 1:44 a.m.
Thread: fdGym
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NJDevils1317</b></div><div>Foegele is not worth trading for. Waste of use of cap space.</div></div>

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Forum: Armchair-GMMay 20, 2023 at 3:36 p.m.