If they go the 7-3-1 route and there are no major transactions between now and the draft - and presuming they wait to re-sign UFAs Hall and David Krejci, if that is in the cards - those forwards expected to be protected would be Patrice Bergeron, Brad Marchand, David Pastrnak, Charlie Coyle, Craig Smith and Jake DeBrusk, leaving one more spot on the protected list for Frederic, Nick Ritchie or Lazar. The Bruins are expected to protect seven forwards, three defensemen and a goalie, though they could protect eight skaters (regardless of position) and a goalie. There is also the question of the expansion draft coming up on July 21, and that’s just one uncertain front the B’s are facing this offseason. He recorded just 44 shots on net in those 42 games But is he a third-line player who can contribute offensively on a reasonably consistent basis? Or is he a fourth-liner who’s more in the mold of, say, a Matt Martin, an effective checker/brawler for whom goals are mostly gravy? Frederic does skate fairly well and possesses a heavy shot, though he did not employ it enough. Drafted as a centerman but seeing most of his opportunities at left wing this year, he’s not expected to be a top-six forward. Neither Frederic’s ceiling nor his best position is known yet. That squeezed him out of ice time and he did not play in the postseason. He missed three weeks in April to a non-COVID illness and, in that time, the B’s acquired Curtis Lazar for the fourth line in the Taylor Hall deal. He did not register a point in the final 16 games he played. He finished with just four goals and one assist in 42 games. Louis native hit something of a rookie wall. Boston’s Trent Frederic (11) and Washington’s Tom Wilson (43) fight during an NHL game in Boston in March.
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