the 2010–11 season with 8 goals and 14 assists for 22 points in 74 games played as Edmonton failed to make the 2011 playoffs. On July 1, 2011, Foster was traded to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for defenceman Andy Sutton. Anaheim Ducks (2011–2012) Returning to the Ducks organization, Foster appeared in two games with the club's new AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch, where he earned an assist. He made his debut with Anaheim on October 23, 2011, against the Phoenix Coyotes, in which he scored a goal against Mike Smith in a 5–4 loss. Foster played in nine games with Anaheim, scoring one goal and two points. On December 12, 2011, Foster (along with Timo Pielmeier) was traded to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for Rod Pelley, Mark Fraser and the Devils' seventh-round draft pick in 2012. New Jersey Devils (2011-2012) Foster made his debut with the New Jersey Devils on December 13, 2011, in a 3–2 win over the Florida Panthers. Foster earned his first points, two assists, with New Jersey on December 17 in a 5–3 win over the Montreal Canadiens. On January 14, he scored his first goal for the Devils, against Ondřej Pavelec of the Winnipeg Jets in a 2–1 win. In 28 games with the Devils in 2011–12, Foster scored 3 goals and 9 assists for 12 points. On February 24, 2012, Foster (along with Nick Palmieri, Stéphane Veilleux, the Washington Capitals' second-round draft pick in 2012 and the Devils' third-round draft pick in 2013) was traded to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for Marek Židlický. Minnesota Wild (2011–2012) Foster finished the 2011–12 season with the Wild. He played his first game with the club following the trade on February 26 in a 4–3 win over the San Jose Sharks. He would appear in 14 games with the Wild in his second stint with the club, earning no points. Following the season, Foster became a free agent. Tappara (2012–2013) With the prospect of the 2012–13 NHL lockout affecting his free agent contract status, on October 23, 2012, Foster signed a contract abroad with Tappara of the Finnish SM-liiga. He appeared in 13 games with Tappara over the course of the lockout, scoring six points. On January 8, 2013, with the signing of a new collective agreement between the NHL and NHL Players' Association (NHLPA), Foster left Tappara to return to North America with