Said it in the game date thread. But I thought Frolik was great today. It was a rare game in which you get to see Neal and Frolik on the same line and I thought Frolik was by far the superior player.
He was good in all 3 zones, won puck battles, worked hard to create scoring chances. Neal on the other hand was lathargic in all 3 zones, a lot of standing around, didn’t forecheck, doesn’t win enough puck battles. It’s not surprising that he only has 4 goals this season. To lose Frolik over a guy like Neal makes this team worse.
It’s almost like having a guy at work who’s been headhunted, paid a ton of dough, comes in and ends up being a terrible employee, lazy, others have to pick up his slack but is protected because he’s part of a union.
Frolik might not be a popular guy here because of his agent’s tweets. But I see a good player on the ice who’s still working hard and playing effective hockey.
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