{"id":2983,"date":"2016-11-01T21:06:31","date_gmt":"2016-11-02T01:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/?p=2983"},"modified":"2016-11-01T21:06:31","modified_gmt":"2016-11-02T01:06:31","slug":"red-wings-claim-martin-frk-off-waivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2016\/11\/01\/red-wings-claim-martin-frk-off-waivers\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Wings Claim Martin Frk Off Waivers"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Detroit Red Wings<\/b> have claimed Martin Frk<\/b><\/a> off the waiver wire. After two regular season games with the Carolina Hurricanes<\/b>, the team decided that there was no space on their roster for Frk. This was the second time Frk was waived this season after the Red Wings waived him on October 8th.<\/p>\n

Martin Frk Claimed off Waiver Wire<\/b><\/h2>\n

Frk was a 2nd round (49th overall) draft pick in 2013 for the Red Wings. Since then, he\u2019s bounced back forth between the Grand Rapids Griffins<\/b> and the Toledo Walleye<\/b> of the ECHL<\/b>. He entered training camp this year unable to be sent back down to Grand Rapids without passing through waivers first.<\/p>\n

Despite a strong preseason showing, Frk found himself too far down the depth chart to earn a regular spot on the team. So to waivers he went. The Hurricanes thought they saw some potential in him and put in a claim. Through the two games he played for the Hurricanes, Frk scored no goals and recorded no assists. His CF% was a weak 45.8, good for 18th on the team. He recorded just one shot on goal.<\/p>\n

Martin Frk\u2019s Role in Hockeytown?<\/b><\/h3>\n

In short, he has none. Frk is going right back to Grand Rapids to help them make a run at this year\u2019s Calder Cup. This is\u00a0not to say that he\u2019ll never play a game in a Detroit Red Wings uniform, but right now he\u2019s in line behind AHL<\/b> goal scoring leader Anthony Mantha<\/a><\/b>.\u00a0Maybe even Tyler Bertuzzi<\/b>. That he was already waived once is not a good sign for his future with this team. That being said, there\u2019s no denying the power in Frk\u2019s shot and, at only 23 years old, he still has some room for development.<\/p>\n

At the very least, he\u2019s got a higher ceiling than Teemu Pulkinnen<\/b><\/a> who was also waived earlier this week by the Minnesota Wild<\/b>. The Red Wings passed on claiming Pulkkinen back.<\/p>\n

Red Wings Management Shows Signs of Competence<\/b><\/h2>\n

Ken Holland<\/b> should feel some sort of justification here. When he waived both Pulkkinen and Frk, there was no shortage of criticism from fans for losing two prospects for nothing. Both of those players were subsequently waived by the teams that claimed them. What\u2019s more, Holland got\u00a0one of those players back.<\/p>\n

Was this Holland’s plan all along? That is doubtful. One thing that is clear now that the season is underway is that neither of those players have any place on the Red Wings roster; at least not while the roster is healthy.<\/p>\n

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