Warren Foegele puts the Kings up 2-1 against his former team
The Edmonton Oilers are currently duking it out with the Los Angeles Kings, and former Oilers forward Warren Foegele is making a statement, putting the Kings up 2-1 heading into the second intermission.
Todays matchup against the LA presented many interesting storylines, but the most intriguing one is Warren Foegele's first game playing his former team.
With only minutes remaining in the first period, the LA Kings were applying significant pressure in the Oilers zone.
Warren Foegele positioned himself well and benefited from a fortunate bounce off a pass from Jordan Spence, allowing the puck to trickle past goaltender Stuart Skinner.
It appears that Warren Foegele came into today's matchup with his game face on, as he also assisted on Quinton Byfield's opening goal.
During a pre-game interview, Warren Foegele issued a message ahead of today's matchup against his former team:
«It wasn't that I didn't want to go back. I knew the direction they were going and I wasn't part of their puzzle. That's OK. In that final (Florida) series I really wanted to make the most of my time, though. I wanted to end it on a good note and it's a real bummer that we didn't win, especially knowing I wasn't going back.»
-Warren Foegele
«The cool thing about this sport is you get to meet great people and I created some really good friendships in Edmonton that will last forever. I don't have to be on the same team for that,"
-Warren Foegele
«There's always a chip on your shoulder when you play your old team. I don't know if Saturday is the ideal time, coming off a four-day break, though. You usually don't have that in your first game back (against former squad) but you deal with the cards you're dealt. It's going to be fun, interesting,» he said.
-Warren Foegele
Warren Foegele will look to keep the ball rolling heading into the 2nd period.
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