Player Discussion Trent Frederic

[CellyHard]

I’d actually love to see what would happen if he played with Zacha and Pasta for a minute.

I was thinking about how cool it would be to have Lawson Crouse in the top six. When I realized that Frederic only had 2 fewer 5 on 5 goals than Crouse last season (from the third line) and has more goals at 5 on 5 than Crouse this year from the third line.

Frederic Zacha Pasta
Marchand Poitras DeBrusk
JVR Coyle Geekie/Heinen

I mean next time Monty does a shake up it’s worth a look right?

If he was on another team we would talk about trading for him like it was Josh Anderson in 2020

 

[Dr Hook]

Decent game last night against the Leafs, got the garbage goal, but he was also noticeable forechecking and holding on to the puck in o-zone. I am glad to see it.

 

[4ORRBRUIN]

Decent game last night against the Leafs, got the garbage goal, but he was also noticeable forechecking and holding on to the puck in o-zone. I am glad to see it.

We have sunk so low on Freddy that he are now calling even his goals garbage lololol

He tipped it first then stayed in the crease and put back his own rebound.

fyi he was great all game

 

[Dr Hook]

We have sunk so low on Freddy that he are now calling even his goals garbage lololol

He tipped it first then stayed in the crease and put back his own rebound.

fyi he was great all game

I didn't mean the goal was garbage, I meant garbage goal in hockey terms: cleaning up the garbage in front of the net.

 

[UncleRico]

We have sunk so low on Freddy that he are now calling even his goals garbage lololol

He tipped it first then stayed in the crease and put back his own rebound.

fyi he was great all game

I don’t think that’s what he meant by garbage goal as in meaningless in the context of what he wrote.

 

[MarchysNoseKnows]

Had to go to page 4 for the Freddy thread lol

https://fxtwitter.com/i/status/1741601514093719742/

 

[CDJ]

Probably can dummy all of them too

 

[MarchysNoseKnows]

On pace for 21 goals

 

[The National]

He was in position for the hatty on those two empty netters but they got buried from deep lol. He’s playing well, progressed a lot further offensively than I thought he would have a few years ago.

 

[NDiesel]

Had to go to page 4 for the Freddy thread lol

https://fxtwitter.com/i/status/1741601514093719742/

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An anomaly?

 

[The Storm]

I predicted that he would score 25 goals this year after 17 last year. After last night, he has 9 goals. He's definitely going to exceed last year as long as he stays healthy.

He'll be in the 20's.

 

[CharasLazyWrister]

Fred got himself into the league with physical play and fighting, but I think he’s showing that maybe he’s just more of a really solid third line guy who is solid on his skates and has the ability to produce fairly consistently for his position.

A lot of people (myself included) pegged him more as an
“energy” guy who was more a tone setter via physical play than a goal scorer. May be time to adjust expectations and look for that big hitting grinder elsewhere.

 

[Colt.45Orr]

Fred got himself into the league with physical play and fighting, but I think he’s showing that maybe he’s just more of a really solid third line guy who is solid on his skates and has the ability to produce fairly consistently for his position.

A lot of people (myself included) pegged him more as an
“energy” guy who was more a tone setter via physical play than a goal scorer. May be time to adjust expectations and look for that big hitting grinder elsewhere.

Yes, he's not a good hitter at all (much like S. Thornton) but he was drafted w a heavy wrist-shot that is now really becoming a weapon.

 

[CDJ]

Danced on Chiarot’s corpse after the game too, what a king

 

[SwayHeyKid]

Had Gretzky not done him such a disservice on draft night I think people would have gone easier on him. Once you saw him play for Wisconsin you knew he had some offensive flair. He's a very good player for the money and I would think he is part of the long term plans.

 

[KnightofBoston]

Had Gretzky not done him such a disservice on draft night I think people would have gone easier on him. Once you saw him play for Wisconsin you knew he had some offensive flair. He's a very good player for the money and I would think he is part of the long term plans.

Frederic's ceiling is Charlie Coyle and we all have seen how valuable he has been for us

 

[FrankerC]

Not much to say other than I love Frent Trederic

 

[JoeIsAStud]

Had Gretzky not done him such a disservice on draft night I think people would have gone easier on him. Once you saw him play for Wisconsin you knew he had some offensive flair. He's a very good player for the money and I would think he is part of the long term plans.

As I recall he had a broken hand his draft eligible season, and needless to say it didn't help him show off his offense

 

[UncleRico]

Had Gretzky not done him such a disservice on draft night I think people would have gone easier on him. Once you saw him play for Wisconsin you knew he had some offensive flair. He's a very good player for the money and I would think he is part of the long term plans.

What disservice? That he envisioned Frederic being a 3rd line center?

 

[JoeIsAStud]

What disservice? That he envisioned Frederic being a 3rd line center?

I think the disservice was done by media and fans with their absurd overreaction to comments and the pick. Statements like you absolutely must pick the highest upside player in the first round

 

[whatsbruin]

Had Gretzky not done him such a disservice on draft night I think people would have gone easier on him. Once you saw him play for Wisconsin you knew he had some offensive flair. He's a very good player for the money and I would think he is part of the long term plans.

Not sure about long term plans. I'm sure the B's will want to keep him, but Freddy is the type of player that another team will over pay for, hoping to get a bit more than he has provided, and the B's won't match.

 

[JoeIsAStud]

Not sure about long term plans. I'm sure the B's will want to keep him, but Freddy is the type of player that another team will over pay for, hoping to get a bit more than he has provided, and the B's won't match.

It's possible, but that assumes he goes to Free agency, and someday he will. It is entirely possible the Bruins instead lock him up to an extension next fall that both sides are comfortable with for 4 or 5 years and he doesn't see free agency until his 30s

 

[Gee Wally]

Trent Frederic is picking up the pace and his production for Bruins - The Boston Globe

Coach Jim Montgomery has noticed a change in Frederic's game of late, and the results are starting to show.

www.bostonglobe.com

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Get ready, here comes Freddie.
Bruins fans of a certain age, and preserved memory, will recall when a favorite refrain around the Black and Gold was, “Clear the track, here comes Shack!” The colorful, at times irascible left winger, Eddie Shack, was a fan favorite for a couple of years in the 1960s after his acquisition from the Maple Leafs. There was nothing shy about Shack’s game, nothing subtle in his style.
Trent Frederic could be emerging as a similar kind of character. Now 25 years old, and a regular in the lineup the last four seasons, Frederic scored the first two goals in Sunday’s 5-3 win at Detroit.

He also went looking for a fight with Ben Chiarot after the Red Wings defenseman drilled Morgan Geekiewith a couple of right-hand shots before Geekie was aware that someone hand rung the fight bell. Frederic didn’t like how Chiarot jumped his teammate and twice invited Chiarot to a return, but the RSVP went unanswered.


Now with 9 goals and 18 points this season, Frederic’s stock is on the rise, both in production and profile. He could crack 40 points for the first time in his career. He’s also clearly gaining confidence with the puck. Not to get carried away, but at 6 feet 3 inches, 220 pounds, he has the frame and skill set to grow into a power forward, a role really not filled by a Bruins draftee since Milan Lucic’s trade to Los Angeles in 2015.

“I think he is playing faster,” said coach Jim Montgomery, who had Frederic at right wing in Detroit on a line with Danton Heinen and rookie center Georgii Merkulov. “And because he’s playing faster — and his skating is really underrated — he’s going north, taking pucks [forward] consistently instead of delaying.”

Many young forwards, when in attack mode, have a tendency to slow down or glide when collecting pucks. It can be much like a batter who has to overcome a hitch in his swing.

Per Montgomery, Frederic has worked hard with skills coach John McLean to get his giddyup going.

“And I give him credit,” added Montgomery. “He’s worked hard, protecting pucks, driving pucks, and opening up space for himself. He’s done a great job.”

Frederic was in full flight, chasing down an alley-oop lead pass from David Pastrnak, on his first goal in Detroit. Racing in alone on the right side, his off-wing, he only gained control near the top of the circle, then finished off with a highlight-reel backhander to the top right corner.

He cleared the track like Shack, though Shack never had the mitts to finish with that panache. It was a dart to the top right corner, delivered in full flight.

“He’s got great hands,” said Montgomery. “He’s a tremendous athlete.”

 

[UncleRico]

I think the disservice was done by media and fans with their absurd overreaction to comments and the pick. Statements like you absolutely must pick the highest upside player in the first round

Well ya but that’s because a lot of people wanted debrincat who many viewed as a better option.

 

[JoeIsAStud]

Well ya but that’s because a lot of people wanted debrincat who many viewed as a better option.

Sure, but that was never going to happen. Man I cant imagine him in a Bruins uni. Certainly not after watching 4 Red Wings games. He is near the top of my disgust list from that group of pukes