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2 days ago
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'Just an awesome guy': Oilers GM defends new 8-year deal for veteran winger
This in from Edmonton Oilers GM Stan Bowman, his explanation to co-hosts John Shannon and Daren Millard of the 100% Hockey podcast about why Bowman gave an eight-year contract to tough veteran winger Trent Frederic. Frederic recently signed the deal as an unrestricted free agent, with the contract paying him $3.85 million per year. Frederic had been acquired in a March 2025 deal with Boston, along with Max Jones and prospect Petr Hauser. Edmonton gave up second and fourth round picks, as well as the the rights to unsigned draft choice Shane Lachance (going to New Jersey to retain 50% of Frederic's salary for the remainder of the 2024-25 season). Said Bowman of the 6-foot- 3-inch, 220-pound, 27-year-old Frederic: 'He's just an awesome guy, first of all. Like outside of the hockey, he's a guy that you believe in, you want him as part of your team. So I really like the character of Freddie, but that alone is not the reason to sign a guy to a long-term deal. 'But I think a couple of things about him. Number one, he's a very unique player with the skillset that he has. He's a big guy, he's a physical player, he's not afraid. He's got that intimidation factor where he'll go to the other team's bench and challenge anybody, like stop messing around with our group. That's something that I find, you either have that or you don't. It's really hard to bluff your way through that. And he's just naturally that way… No one has to tell him you need to go tell the other team to settle it down here. That's just who he is. So I think, and he's also got the versatility of playing center and wing.' Bowman continued: 'And he's scored, you know, he scored what, 18 goals twice in a row at a fairly young, younger age. So I think he's got the game in him. And I think when you add all that up, it comes down to he's a very unique player. It's not like if we passed on Frederic, we'll just go get so-and-so, who's maybe a little different, but the same type of player. Not a lot of guys like that out there. They just aren't anymore.' Bowman added that Edmonton signed Frederic knowing that it was bringing in a few smaller forwards in Ike Howard and Matt Savoie. 'So I knew we were gonna have a couple smaller guys that I wanted someone with some physicality and some size. And so when you add that all up, I think, you know, he's someone that is gonna be an important player and we're gonna be happy to have him with our group for years to come.' My take 1. First off, Millard and Shannon do an excellent job interviewing Bowman. It's as forthcoming and open as I've heard Bowman in an interview. 2. When I first heard that Frederic was going to sign here for eight years, I didn't like the idea much, but I've come around to it for a few reasons. To get Frederic at that annual salary of $3.85 million, the Oilers needed to go long-term. It would have been better if they could have kept this same deal to about six years, but the low cap hit is needed just now with Edmonton cap-strapped for the next few seasons. 3. When we look at somewhat comparable players we see Utah just signed Jack McBain for five years at $4.25 million per, Boston signed Tanner Jeannot, five years, $3.4 million per, and New Jersey signed checker Connor Brown four years, $3.00 million per. Frederic is in the same range as McBrain as a player, at least when Frederic is healthy. Jeannot isn't the point scorer that Frederic and McBain are, while Brown isn't the physical player that any of the others are. 4. One of the hardest things to find in the NHL is a tough, physical intimidating player who can hold his own in the Top 9. The Oilers have let two such players, Dylan Holloway and Evander Kane, out of their grasp in the last two summers. That's a huge loss to the team. Bowman is right that he needed to add that kind of player to his roster. If Edmonton is going to win a Cup, it's going to need plenty of toughness. Frederic was playing hurt and was a mediocre two-way player in the 2025 playoffs, but if he can regain his health, he's the real deal when it comes to NHL power forwards. 5. Over the last three regular season, if we rank forwards on hits and points per 60 minutes of even strength play, Frederic ranks 22nd overall. McBain ranks 17th, Jeannot 154th and Brown 425th. At the Cult of Hockey
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2 days ago
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- Yahoo
'Just an awesome guy': Oilers GM defends 8-year deal for veteran winger
This in from Edmonton Oilers GM Stan Bowman, his explanation to co-hosts John Shannon and Daren Millard of the 100% Hockey podcast about why Bowman gave an eight-year contract to tough veteran winger Trent Frederic. Frederic recently signed the deal as an unrestricted free agent, with the contract paying him $3.85 million per year. Frederic had been acquired in a March 2025 deal with Boston, along with Max Jones and prospect Petr Hauser. Edmonton gave up second and fourth round picks, as well as the the rights to unsigned draft choice Shane Lachance (going to New Jersey to retain 50% of Frederic's salary for the remainder of the 2024-25 season). Said Bowman of the 6-foot- 3-inch, 220-pound, 27-year-old Frederic: 'He's just an awesome guy, first of all. Like outside of the hockey, he's a guy that you believe in, you want him as part of your team. So I really like the character of Freddie, but that alone is not the reason to sign a guy to a long-term deal. 'But I think a couple of things about him. Number one, he's a very unique player with the skillset that he has. He's a big guy, he's a physical player, he's not afraid. He's got that intimidation factor where he'll go to the other team's bench and challenge anybody, like stop messing around with our group. That's something that I find, you either have that or you don't. It's really hard to bluff your way through that. And he's just naturally that way… No one has to tell him you need to go tell the other team to settle it down here. That's just who he is. So I think, and he's also got the versatility of playing center and wing.' Bowman continued: 'And he's scored, you know, he scored what, 18 goals twice in a row at a fairly young, younger age. So I think he's got the game in him. And I think when you add all that up, it comes down to he's a very unique player. It's not like if we passed on Frederic, we'll just go get so-and-so, who's maybe a little different, but the same type of player. Not a lot of guys like that out there. They just aren't anymore.' Bowman added that Edmonton signed Frederic knowing that it was bringing in a few smaller forwards in Ike Howard and Matt Savoie. 'So I knew we were gonna have a couple smaller guys that I wanted someone with some physicality and some size. And so when you add that all up, I think, you know, he's someone that is gonna be an important player and we're gonna be happy to have him with our group for years to come.' My take 1. First off, Millard and Shannon do an excellent job interviewing Bowman. It's as forthcoming and open as I've heard Bowman in an interview. 2. When I first heard that Frederic was going to sign here for eight years, I didn't like the idea much, but I've come around to it for a few reasons. To get Frederic at that annual salary of $3.85 million, the Oilers needed to go long-term. It would have been better if they could have kept this same deal to about six years, but the low cap hit is needed just now with Edmonton cap-strapped for the next few seasons. 3. When we look at somewhat comparable players we see Utah signed Jack McBain for five years at $4.25 million per, Boston signed Tanner Jeannot, five years, $3.4 million per, and New Jersey signed checker Connor Brown four years, $3.00 million per. Frederic is in the same range as McBrain as a player, at least when Frederic is healthy. Jeannot isn't the point scorer that Frederic and McBain are, while Brown isn't the physical player that any of the others are. 4. One of the hardest things to find in the NHL is a tough, physical intimidating player who can hold his own in the Top 9. The Oilers have let two such players, Dylan Holloway and Evander Kane, out of their grasp in the last two summers. That's a huge loss to the team. Bowman is right that he needed to add that kind of player to his roster. If Edmonton is going to win a Cup, it's going to need plenty of toughness. Frederic was playing hurt and was a mediocre two-way player in the 2025 playoffs, but if he can regain his health, he's the real deal when it comes to NHL power forwards. 5. Over the last three regular season, if we rank forwards on hits and points per 60 minutes of even strength play, Frederic ranks 22nd overall. McBain ranks 17th, Jeannot 154th and Brown 425th.
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2 days ago
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'Just an awesome guy': Oilers GM defends 8-year deal for veteran winger
This in from Edmonton Oilers GM Stan Bowman, his explanation to co-hosts John Shannon and Daren Millard of the 100% Hockey podcast about why Bowman gave an eight-year contract to tough veteran winger Trent Frederic. Frederic recently signed the deal as an unrestricted free agent, with the contract paying him $3.85 million per year. Frederic had been acquired in a March 2025 deal with Boston, along with Max Jones and prospect Petr Hauser. Edmonton gave up second and fourth round picks, as well as the the rights to unsigned draft choice Shane Lachance (going to New Jersey to retain 50% of Frederic's salary for the remainder of the 2024-25 season). Said Bowman of the 6-foot- 3-inch, 220-pound, 27-year-old Frederic: 'He's just an awesome guy, first of all. Like outside of the hockey, he's a guy that you believe in, you want him as part of your team. So I really like the character of Freddie, but that alone is not the reason to sign a guy to a long-term deal. 'But I think a couple of things about him. Number one, he's a very unique player with the skillset that he has. He's a big guy, he's a physical player, he's not afraid. He's got that intimidation factor where he'll go to the other team's bench and challenge anybody, like stop messing around with our group. That's something that I find, you either have that or you don't. It's really hard to bluff your way through that. And he's just naturally that way… No one has to tell him you need to go tell the other team to settle it down here. That's just who he is. So I think, and he's also got the versatility of playing center and wing.' Bowman continued: 'And he's scored, you know, he scored what, 18 goals twice in a row at a fairly young, younger age. So I think he's got the game in him. And I think when you add all that up, it comes down to he's a very unique player. It's not like if we passed on Frederic, we'll just go get so-and-so, who's maybe a little different, but the same type of player. Not a lot of guys like that out there. They just aren't anymore.' Bowman added that Edmonton signed Frederic knowing that it was bringing in a few smaller forwards in Ike Howard and Matt Savoie. 'So I knew we were gonna have a couple smaller guys that I wanted someone with some physicality and some size. And so when you add that all up, I think, you know, he's someone that is gonna be an important player and we're gonna be happy to have him with our group for years to come.' My take 1. First off, Millard and Shannon do an excellent job interviewing Bowman. It's as forthcoming and open as I've heard Bowman in an interview. 2. When I first heard that Frederic was going to sign here for eight years, I didn't like the idea much, but I've come around to it for a few reasons. To get Frederic at that annual salary of $3.85 million, the Oilers needed to go long-term. It would have been better if they could have kept this same deal to about six years, but the low cap hit is needed just now with Edmonton cap-strapped for the next few seasons. 3. When we look at somewhat comparable players we see Utah signed Jack McBain for five years at $4.25 million per, Boston signed Tanner Jeannot, five years, $3.4 million per, and New Jersey signed checker Connor Brown four years, $3.00 million per. Frederic is in the same range as McBrain as a player, at least when Frederic is healthy. Jeannot isn't the point scorer that Frederic and McBain are, while Brown isn't the physical player that any of the others are. 4. One of the hardest things to find in the NHL is a tough, physical intimidating player who can hold his own in the Top 9. The Oilers have let two such players, Dylan Holloway and Evander Kane, out of their grasp in the last two summers. That's a huge loss to the team. Bowman is right that he needed to add that kind of player to his roster. If Edmonton is going to win a Cup, it's going to need plenty of toughness. Frederic was playing hurt and was a mediocre two-way player in the 2025 playoffs, but if he can regain his health, he's the real deal when it comes to NHL power forwards. 5. Over the last three regular season, if we rank forwards on hits and points per 60 minutes of even strength play, Frederic ranks 22nd overall. McBain ranks 17th, Jeannot 154th and Brown 425th.
Boston Globe
07-07-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Bruins offseason tracker: A closer look at how the roster has changed since the trade deadline
Prior to the opening of free agency at the beginning of July, the Bruins locked down Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Related : Advertisement After adding a bundle of players in free agency and signing Geekie to Here's a breakdown of the Bruins' moves, starting at the March 7 trade deadline and running through the summer. Related : Trade departures: Trent Frederic, Max Jones, Justin Brazeau, Charlie Coyle, Marc McLaughlin, Brad Marchand, Brandon Carlo, Ryan Mast Free agent departures: Parker Wotherspoon, Vinnie Lettieri, Tyler Pitlick, Cole Koepke Acquisitions: Max Wanner (trade), Marat Khusnutdinov (trade), Jakub Lauko (trade, unsigned as of July 3), Casey Mittelstadt (trade), Will Zellers, Henri Jokiharju (trade), Daniil Misyul (trade, unsigned as of July 3), Fraser Minten (trade), Victor Soderstrom (trade), James Hagens (draft), William Moore (draft), Liam Pettersson (draft), Cooper Simpson (draft), Vashek Blanar (draft), Cole Chandler (draft), Kirill Yemelyanov (draft), Viktor Arvidsson (trade), Sean Kuraly (free agency), Tanner Jeannot (free agency), Mikey Eyssimont (free agency), Matej Blumel (free agency), Alex Steeves (free agency), and Jordan Harris (free agency). Advertisement The trade deadline fire sale March 4: Bruins acquire defenseman Max Wanner, a second-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, and a fourth-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft, in a three-team trade that sent Trent Frederic and Max Jones to Edmonton. March 6: Boston sends Justin Brazeau to Minnesota for Marat Khusnutdinov, Jakub Lauko, and a 2026 sixth-round pick. March 7 (NHL trade deadline): The Bruins were big-time sellers. Bruins send Charlie Coyle and a 2026 sixth-round pick to the Avalanche for Casey Mittelstadt, Bruins acquire defenseman Henri Jokiharju from the Sabres for a 2026 fourth-round pick. Bruins send Marc McLaughlin, a BC product who played mostly with AHL Providence in his time with the Bruins, to New Jersey for forward Daniil Misyul. Bruins send Brad Marchand to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Panthers for a 2027 conditional second-round pick (which turned into a first-rounder in either 2027 or '28 due to Florida's Cup run). Bruins ship defenseman Brandon Carlo to Toronto for forward Fraser Minten, a 2026 conditional first-round pick, and a 2025 fourth-rounder. Related : One minor trade after the regular season June 13: Boston picks up AHL defenseman Victor Söderström in a trade with Chicago, sending defenseman Ryan Mast and a 2025 seventh-round pick to the Blackhawks. Building back up in the draft and free agency June 27: Boston uses its No. 7 pick of the 2025 NHL Draft to select Boston College prospect James Hagens in the first round. Related : June 28: Bruins make six more selections on day two of the draft, choosing center Will Moore (round 2, pick 51), defenseman Liam Pettersson (round 2, pick 61), left wing Cooper Simpson (round 3, pick 79), defenseman Vashek Blanar (round 4, pick 100), center Cole Chandler (round 5, pick 133), and center Kirill Yemelyanov (round 6, pick 165). July 1: Bruins acquire forward Related : July 1: Bruins sign Sean Kuraly, Advertisement July 1: Bruins sign two-way deals with forward Riley Tufte, defenseman Jonathan Aspirot, and goaltender Luke Cavallin. July 1: A few Bruins make their departures in free agency. Parker Wotherspoon signs with Pittsburgh, Vinnie Lettieri signs with Toronto, Tyler Pitlick signs with Minnesota, and Cole Koepke signs with Winnipeg. Emma Healy can be reached at
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28-06-2025
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What picks do the Bruins have in the NHL Draft?
The 2025 NHL Entry Draft is just a day away and the Boston Bruins soon will decide what to do with their first round pick. Boston will pick seventh on Friday night so long as it doesn't trade out of the spot. The Bruins also have extra draft picks from the Trent Frederic, Charlie Coyle and Brandon Carlo trades they made at this year's deadline. Advertisement The Bruins have been connected to several centers in mock drafts, but general manager Don Sweeney said Wednesday they're going to take 'the best player.' 'I want to make sure our guys know we're not trying to be myopic in how we view things,' he said. 'To just say it's center-based, or it's skill-based or just a guy who can shoot a puck. Here is when the Bruins will pick: Round 1 7. Boston Round 2 51. Boston (from STL via PIT and EDM) 61. Boston (from CAR via COL) Round 3 69. Boston Round 4 100. Boston (from PHI via TOR) Round 5 133. Boston Round 6 165. Boston Round 7 None Here is the full order for the NHL Draft: Round 1 1. NY Islanders Advertisement 2. San Jose 3. Chicago 4. Utah 5. Nashville 6. Philadelphia 7. Boston 8. Seattle 9. Buffalo 10. Anaheim 11. Pittsburgh 12. NY Rangers (opt. to VAN/cond. to PIT) 13. Detroit 14. Columbus 15. Vancouver 16. Montreal (from CGY) 17. Montreal 18. Calgary (from NJD) 19. St. Louis 20. Columbus (from MIN) 21. Ottawa 22. Philadelphia (from COL) 23. Nashville (from TBL) 24. Los Angeles 25. Chicago (from TOR) 26. Nashville (from VGK via SJS) 27. Washington 28. Winnipeg 29. Carolina 30. San Jose (from DAL) 31. Philadelphia (from EDM) 32. Calgary (from FLA) * Pick 12 - Under the terms of a Jan. 31, 2025 trade, NY Rangers will transfer their 1st-round pick in either the 2025 or 2026 NHL Draft to Vancouver, at NY Rangers' option. Under the terms of a Jan. 31, 2025 trade, Vancouver will transfer the pick acquired from the Rangers to Pittsburgh. Advertisement Round 2 33. San Jose 34. Chicago 35. Nashville 36. Philadelphia 37. Washington (from BOS) 38. Seattle 39. Buffalo 40. Philadelphia (from ANA) 41. Montreal (from PIT) 42. NY Islanders 43. NY Rangers 44. Detroit 45. Anaheim (from CBJ via PHI) 46. Utah 47. Vancouver 48. Philadelphia (from CGY) 49. Montreal 50. New Jersey 51. Boston (from STL via PIT and EDM) 52. Minnesota 53. San Jose (from OTT) 54. Calgary (from COL via WSH) 55. Nashville (from TBL) 56. Tampa Bay (from LAK) 57. Seattle (from TOR via UTA and TBL) 58. Vegas 59. Pittsburgh (from WSH) 60. Anaheim (from WPG via NJD) 61. Boston (from CAR via COL) 62. Chicago (from DAL) Advertisement 63. New Jersey (from EDM via UTA) 64. Toronto (from FLA) Round 3 65. Vancouver (from SJS via VGK and NYR) 66. Chicago 67. Nashville 68. Philadelphia 69. Boston 70. NY Rangers (from SEA) 71. Buffalo 72. Anaheim 73. Pittsburgh 74. NY Islanders 75. Detroit (from NYR via UTA) 76. Detroit 77. Columbus 78. Utah 79. Montreal (from VAN) 80. Calgary 81. Montreal 82. Montreal (from NJD) 83. Edmonton (from STL) 84. Pittsburgh (from MIN via PHI and NSH) 85. Pittsburgh (from OTT via STL) 86. Toronto (from COL via NSH and SJS) 87. Carolina (from TBL) 88. Los Angeles 89. NY Rangers (from TOR via ANA) 90. New Jersey (from VGK) 91. Vegas (from WSH) Advertisement 92. Winnipeg 93. Washington (from CAR) 94. Dallas 95. San Jose (from EDM) 96. Ottawa (from FLA) Round 4 97. Ottawa (from SJS) 98. Chicago 99. New Jersey (from NSH) 100. Boston (from PHI via TOR) 101. Anaheim (from BOS via DET) 102. Seattle 103. Buffalo 104. Anaheim 105. Pittsburgh 106. NY Islanders 107. Chicago (from NYR) 108. Montreal (from DET) 109. Columbus 110. Utah 111. NY Rangers (from VAN via COL) 112. Florida (from CGY) 113. Montreal 114. New Jersey 115. San Jose (from STL via CBJ) 116. Buffalo (from MIN via ANA) 117. Vancouver (from OTT via EDM) 118. Colorado 119. Detroit (from TBL) 120. Los Angeles 121. Minnesota (from TOR) Advertisement 122. Vegas 123. Washington 124. San Jose (from WPG via DAL) 125. Carolina 126. Dallas 127. Tampa Bay (from EDM) 128. Florida Round 5 129. Florida (from SJS) 130. Pittsburgh (from CHI via TOR and WSH) 131. Nashville 132. Philadelphia 133. Boston 134. Seattle 135. Buffalo 136. Anaheim 137. Toronto (from PIT) 138. NY Islanders 139. NY Rangers 140. Detroit 141. Minnesota (from CBJ) 142. Utah 143. Vancouver 144. Calgary 145. Montreal 146. Dallas (from NJD) 147. St. Louis 148. Pittsburgh (from MIN via NYR) 149. Ottawa 150. San Jose (from COL) 151. Tampa Bay 152. Los Angeles 153. Toronto 154. Vegas 155. Washington 156. Winnipeg 157. Philadelphia (from CAR) Advertisement 158. Dallas 159. Anaheim (from EDM) 160. Florida Round 6 161. New Jersey (from SJS) 162. Chicago 163. Nashville 164. Philadelphia 165. Boston 166. NY Rangers (from SEA) 167. Buffalo 168. Anaheim 169. Pittsburgh 170. NY Islanders 171. NY Rangers 172. Detroit 173. Columbus 174. Utah 175. Vancouver 176. Calgary 177. Montreal 178. New Jersey 179. St. Louis 180. Minnesota 181. Ottawa 182. Nashville (from COL) 183. Carolina (from TBL) 184. Los Angeles 185. Toronto 186. Vegas 187. Vegas (from WSH) 188. Winnipeg 189. Carolina 190. Dallas 191. Edmonton 192. Florida Round 7 193. Tampa Bay (from SJS) 194. Chicago 195. Buffalo (from NSH) 196. Los Angeles (from PHI) Advertisement 197. Chicago (from BOS) 198. Seattle 199. Buffalo 200. Anaheim 201. Pittsburgh 202. NY Islanders 203. NY Rangers 204. Detroit 205. Columbus 206. Tampa Bay (from UTA) 207. Vancouver 208. Calgary 209. Montreal 210. San Jose (from NJD) 211. Detroit (from STL) 212. Tampa Bay (from MIN) 213. Ottawa 214. Colorado 215. Tampa Bay 216. Los Angeles 217. Toronto 218. Columbus (from VGK) 219. Buffalo (from WSH via SJS) 220. Winnipeg 221. Carolina 222. Dallas 223. Edmonton 224. Florida More Bruins content Read the original article on MassLive.
