Martin Frk has consistently been one of the top-scoring threats in the AHL for the better part of the last decade. However, it appears that there’s a chance he’ll be heading elsewhere for next season as Blick’s Stephan Roth reports that the winger could be joining EV Zug in the Swiss NLA for 2023-24. No agreement has been finalized at this time.
The 29-year-old signed a one-year, two-way deal with the Blues last summer, a contract that guaranteed him $560K in total salary which is quite high for an AHL player. However, St. Louis has yet to bring Frk up this season. Instead, he has spent the full campaign with AHL Springfield, notching 30 goals and 34 assists in 64 games, good for tenth in the league in scoring.
Barring a recall in the final week, Frk’s streak of six straight years of seeing NHL action will come to an end. He has 124 appearances at the top level with decent numbers of 20 goals and 21 assists but hasn’t been able to lock down a full-time role. With his role now seemingly set as a high-end minor league scorer, the time might be right for Frk to try something new and see how things fare for him overseas.
One of the best shots in the world. If only he could skate better.
I’d like to buy a vowel…