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Old 09-03-2016, 08:27 AM   #133
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Originally Posted by Gaudreauvertime View Post
He can play all 3 forward positions . . . this is pretty common knowledge.

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/2...rts/702109808/

"He's useful in all areas," Quenneville said. "He can play all three forward positions

http://jetswhiteout.com/2014/03/11/j...moving-center/

http://www.matchsticksandgasoline.co...michael-frolik

Frolik provides the Flames with a solid depth forward that can score, but also play at all positions.
Yeah so, he's a winger. No disrespect to much respected hockey writer samwell9 of MatchSticksandGasoline but he hasn't played down the middle with any regularity since maybe his days in Florida.

Queneville said he can play all three forward positions but used Frolik almost exclusively on the wing, ditto for the Jets. The article you posted during his time with the Jets had him at the middle for a brief moments as well. He's a winger. He's no more a center then Jiri Hudler and Joe Colborne are. Two guys who've lined up down the middle but aren't very good at it.

When I say a player can or cannot play a position I mean with success. Yeah Frolik can line up at center but he obviously can't do it with any sustained success and has found an NHL job on the wing. My expectations of positions are more than "He's played here rarely over the last 6-7 years".

Glad we cleared that up.
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