I am happy with Frolik remaining on the team. He excels at the forecheck, and he does play with a non-stop motor, while adding to the overall team-speed of the team. Bingo might be right in that he took a few boneheaded penalties, but overall Frolik helps Calgary a lot more than he hurts them.
With that being said, I would welcome a trade in which Frolik and his entire cap hit gets shipped out for nothing in return, as I do see him as the most replaceable player who can realistically be moved with a cap hit of 4 million or higher. Dube and Mangiapane could hopefully help backfill his forecheck, and I do think they are both better playmakers (though they haven't necessarily shown it consistently enough yet). Either way, both Dube and Mangiapane could benefit from increased ice-time, and I think Bennett should be getting more ice-time as well.
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