{"id":455706,"date":"2024-11-09T12:21:25","date_gmt":"2024-11-09T17:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=455706"},"modified":"2024-11-09T12:21:25","modified_gmt":"2024-11-09T17:21:25","slug":"nhl-rumours-boston-bruins-forward-draws-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/11\/09\/nhl-rumours-boston-bruins-forward-draws-interest\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Rumours: Boston Bruins Forward Draws Interest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s time for another round of NHL rumours. We&#8217;re closing in on American Thanksgiving, but there&#8217;s plenty of material on the hot stove. There have been a couple of early-season deals. However, more trades made happen as we get closer to the start of the new year. There&#8217;s still plenty of time left in the season, but deals could come out of nowhere. One team that may have to trade a key player is the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/10\/27\/nhl-rumours-boston-bruins-forward-extension-talks\/\" target=\"_self\">Boston Bruins<\/a>. This edition of NHL rumours looks at one important forward that could be on the block.<\/p>\n<p>All NHL rumours come from the original source and are subject to change.<\/p>\n<h2>NHL Rumours<\/h2>\n<h3>Boston Bruins Forward Could Be on the Trade Block<\/h3>\n<p><em>Rumour: ESPN insider and former NHL goalie <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/w\/weekeke01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-11-09_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kevin Weekes<\/a> said that Bruins forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/f\/fredetr01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-11-09_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trent Frederic<\/a> is drawing interest from a few teams around the league.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In speaking to sources, several teams are interested in pending UFA (after this season) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHLBruins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@NHLBruins<\/a> Frederic. With his size, speed, toughness, character and skill &#8211; he\u2019s drawing attention in the marketplace.<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NHLBruins?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NHLBruins<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zzM7yqLyW2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/zzM7yqLyW2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kevin Weekes (@KevinWeekes) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KevinWeekes\/status\/1853855297703379446?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>Analysis:<\/em> Frederic is heading into the final year of his contract that sees him make <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2023\/08\/01\/trent-frederic-signs-new-contract-with-boston\/\" target=\"_self\">$2.3 million per season.<\/a> The 26-year-old will be an unrestricted free agent at the end of his current deal. Boston is currently tied for third in the Atlantic Division going into Saturday&#8217;s game with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/11\/09\/ottawa-senators-have-found-ideal-defence-pairing\/\" target=\"_self\">Ottawa Senators.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bruins General Manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/sweendo01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-11-09_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Don Sweeney<\/a> could try to shake up the lineup and trading the St Louis native could be a way to make that happen. Frederic currently has a goal and three points in15 games this campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The veteran forward is coming off a career-high 18-goal season in 2023-24. However, he&#8217;s gotten off to a slow start this year. Frederic has been in the bottom-six forward group for a good portion of the campaign.<\/p>\n<h4>What Does Frederic Bring?<\/h4>\n<p>Frederic is a big-body at 6-foot, 3-inches tall and 220 pounds. He can be a physical player in any lineup and has other good qualities about his gamee<\/p>\n<p>The veteran forward also possess speed, toughness, character and skill. Those qualities have gotten him more ice time than he&#8217;s averaged in his career. Frederic currently nets an average of 13 minutes, 30 seconds for average ice time. That&#8217;s over a minute more than he normally has so far in his career, which was 12:12.<\/p>\n<p>These qualities have endeared him to the Boston faithful and made him a fan favourite. However, this may be a case of Sweeney wanting to get something before Frederic would walk away for nothing in free agency.<\/p>\n<h4>Who Could be in the Market?<\/h4>\n<p><a  href=\"https:\/\/thehockeynews.com\/nhl\/boston-bruins\/latest-news\/3-potential-trade-destinations-for-bruins-trent-frederic\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael DeRosa of The Hockey News<\/a> recently mentioned three teams that could in the market for Frederic. The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/10\/30\/colorado-avalanche-forward-out-with-foot-injury\/\" target=\"_self\">Colorado Avalanche<\/a> have gotten banged up by injuries and could use some reinforcements. Colorado may have some cap space with all of those injury issues and could squeeze Frederic into the lineup.<\/p>\n<p>DeRosa also mentions the<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/11\/05\/nhl-rumours-minnesota-wild-star-could-get-massive-payday\/\" target=\"_self\"> Minnesota Wild<\/a> as a possible suitor. Minnesota has bounced back after an inconsistent 2023-24 season and are among the top teams in the Western Conference. Adding Frederic would give the Wild some grit in the middle part of their lineup.<\/p>\n<p>The final team mentioned was the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/11\/08\/was-the-suspension-to-los-angeles-kings-forward-fair\/\" target=\"_self\">Los Angeles Kings,<\/a> who are off to a good start as well. He would provide some added depth to the bottom-part of their lineup. General manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/blakero01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-11-09_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rob Blake<\/a> may look to upgrade after their fast start.<\/p>\n<p>Boston could stabilize and decide to keep the young forward. However, there&#8217;s no shortage of teams that could use Frederic&#8217;s services.<\/p>\n<p><em>Main photo by: Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s time for another round of NHL rumours. We&#8217;re closing in on American Thanksgiving, but there&#8217;s plenty of material on the hot stove. There have been a couple of early-season deals. However, more trades made happen as we get closer to the start of the new year. 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