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Red Wings Place Martin Frk On Waivers

February 14, 2019 at 11:05 am CDT | by Zach Leach 7 Comments

Thursday: Friedman reports that Frk has indeed cleared waivers. He is expected to be reassigned to the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins. Not expected to be in demand on the trade market, the Red Wings’ next decision regarding Frk is likely whether or not to make him a qualifying offer this summer.

Wednesday: The Detroit Red Wings are over the Martin Frk experiment, at least for now. The team has placed the 25-year-old forward on waivers, writes Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, and this isn’t the first time. Frk was lost on waivers by the Red Wings early in the 2016-17 season, only to be reclaimed later when the Carolina Hurricanes also placed him on waivers. Will he survive the wire this time around? Limited game action and production could suggest so.

Although Frk has earned one-year extensions from Detroit in each of the past two seasons, he continues to be a difficult player to figure out. A 2012 second-round pick, Frk is known for his heavy shot and offensive instincts, but lacks the skating ability and awareness to put himself in scoring position often. Frk found some success last season, recording 25 points in 68 games, but has been limited to just 25 games, minimal ice time, and a resulting five points this year. At 25, the question is whether there’s still time and coach-ability left in Frk for him to develop into a complete player. If another team thinks so, Frk’s offensive potential may be worthy of a claim. If not, a pass through waivers could be the first step toward the impending RFA being out of the league sooner rather than later.

Meanwhile, Friedman adds that the lone player on waivers yesterday has cleared. Montreal Canadiens forward Michael Chaput went untouched on the wire and remains with the Habs organization. The team was quick to announce that Chaput has been reassigned to the AHL’s Laval Rocket.

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  1. imgman09

    4 years ago

    Frk in the Road

    Reply
  2. Number1RedWingsFan58

    4 years ago

    Need to open up a spot for Lil Berts return.

    Reply
  3. sovietcanuckistanian

    4 years ago

    see if the Avs or hand place a claim, he was linemates with drouin and MacKinnon in jr, so maybe an uptick in linemates may spur his potential.

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  4. Doc Halladay

    4 years ago

    I could see the Habs putting a claim in if they feel Byron’s injury could linger. As sovietcanuck said, he has a history with Drouin plus the Habs have Dominic Ducharme on staff too who coached Frk’s final 2 Q seasons. Frk also has a history of being a solid PP player and god knows the Habs need help on the PP.

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  5. dugdog83

    4 years ago

    One trick pony. Hard slap shot that rarely is on target. Another poor judge of talent from the red wing brass.

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  6. Paul Heyman

    4 years ago

    Martin Frk is better in a video game than real life, hmm that’s interesting.

    Reply
  7. oldleftylong

    4 years ago

    Terrible, just terrible. Kenny’s got to go.

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