CBJ lose a forward to waivers
There was a buzz surrounding Foudy in 2018 when he was drafted. Hailing from Scarborough, ON, CAN, he played for the famed London Knights. He played four seasons in London. In 230 games he scored 97 goals and 191 points. He had himself a fine junior career.
It feels like Foudy had been in the CBJ system for more than 5 years but believe or not he did play in the 2020 NHL playoff bubble. In 10 games he scored one goal and had two points. He has played more games in the NHL than in the AHL. He played 89 games for the CBJ before this season, with 62 of those coming last year. Due to the injury situation in Columbus, he was needed big time. Foudy averaged around 12 minutes of TOI.
In 62 games last season, he put together a solid season for himself. He had 7 goals and 14 points. His seven goals tied him with Emil Bemstrom. His 14 points also tied him with Nick Blankenburg and Gavin Bayreuther. To say the CBJ has a log jam at the forward position would be an understatement, but he filled in well. Technically, Foudy is a center, but he played mostly wing.
Foudy got his shot out of camp, but through four games had only played in one.
Yesterday he was placed on waivers for the purpose of assigning him to the Cleveland Monsters, today he was claimed by the Nashville Predators. He will probably see the ice a good amount one could imagine.
Good luck to Liam Foudy.
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