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Montreal Canadiens signed Michael Frolík (1 Year / $750,000 AAV)

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Dec. 23, 2020 at 11:13 a.m.
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Michael Frolík has signed a new contract with the Montreal Canadiens.
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SIGNED BY: Marc Bergevin
Length: 1 year
Value: $750,000
Expiry Status: UFA
Cap % Tooltip: 0.92
Signing Team: Logo of the Montreal CanadiensMontreal Canadiens
Signing Date: Dec. 23, 2020
Source: CapFriendly

Michael Frolík signed a 1 year, $750,000 contract with the Montreal Canadiens on Dec. 23, 2020. The contract has a cap hit of $750,000.

SEASONClauseCap HitTooltipAAV TooltipP. BonusesTooltipS. BonusesTooltipBase SalaryTooltipTotal SalaryTooltipMinors SalTooltip
2020-21$750,000$750,000$0$0$750,000$750,000$750,000
TOTAL$750,000$750,000$0$0$750,000$750,000$750,000
Dec. 23, 2020 at 11:14 a.m.
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I'm really surprised tbh. No risk at all and better than Weal. Probably won't see much ice time, but yeah I'll take it.
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Dec. 23, 2020 at 11:15 a.m.
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better signing for a bottom 6 role over the AA rumours
Dec. 23, 2020 at 11:23 a.m.
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Honestly, he'll be a fourth liner at best, but at this price, that's totally fine
Dec. 23, 2020 at 11:48 a.m.
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Welcome to my taxi, I'm Marc Bergevin and I'll be your driver
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Dec. 23, 2020 at 11:51 a.m.
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Great signing, sure he hasn’t been great but he will be a good depth forward adding to our already deep forward core
Dec. 23, 2020 at 11:57 a.m.
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Just in time for Christmas. Frolik Navida
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Dec. 23, 2020 at 12:28 p.m.
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Edited Dec. 23, 2020 at 12:38 p.m.
Nice depth signing. He’ll be the 13th forward who’s there in case of injuries. The 1-way contract makes me think he isn’t going on the taxi squad, which could mean that MB either intends to trade Kulak or put Juulsen on waivers.

Edit: So we’d actually be $42K over the cap if we kept Kulak & put Juulsen on waivers. So it’ll either be that we trade Kulak or put Frolík on waivers and keep him on the taxi-squad.
Dec. 23, 2020 at 12:44 p.m.
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Quoting: Kotkaniemi15
Nice depth signing. He’ll be the 13th forward who’s there in case of injuries. The 1-way contract makes me think he isn’t going on the taxi squad, which could mean that MB either intends to trade Kulak or put Juulsen on waivers.

Edit: So we’d actually be $42K over the cap if we kept Kulak & put Juulsen on waivers. So it’ll either be that we trade Kulak or put Frolík on waivers and keep him on the taxi-squad.


Another foward will be traded or Frolik's on waiver.

Also I would trade away Mete before Kulak, but let be honest here, bergy never trade away his defensemen..
Dec. 23, 2020 at 12:51 p.m.
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Another foward will be traded or Frolik's on waiver.

Also I would trade away Mete before Kulak, but let be honest here, bergy never trade away his defensemen..


Trading away Mete accomplishes nothing, because he barely makes more than league minimum. Kulak is better, but Mete is more cost effective. And Frolík will be placed on waivers if MB is sure that no one will claim him.

And yeah, I know it’s unlikely that he trades Kulak. And I obviously trust him to stay under the cap this year. I’m just worried that next year is going to get even tighter cap-wise because keeping an extra 3rd pairing D caused us to have performance bonus overages.
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Dec. 23, 2020 at 1:04 p.m.
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Honestly, he'll be a fourth liner at best, but at this price, that's totally fine


Solid 4th liner and he has the potential to score 15th goals. Not a bad guy to get for league minimum
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Dec. 23, 2020 at 1:13 p.m.
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You know nothing JS
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I can't wrap my head around it...

A)Frolik will be part of the taxi squad. Why would he sign here then? I can't see him passing waivers back and forth...

B) Frolik will be 13th foward. What happens to Mete/Kulak?

C) Frolik takes the spot of Lekh or Byron. A trade coming?
Dec. 23, 2020 at 1:24 p.m.
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I can't wrap my head around it...

A)Frolik will be part of the taxi squad. Why would he sign here then? I can't see him passing waivers back and forth...

B) Frolik will be 13th foward. What happens to Mete/Kulak?

C) Frolik takes the spot of Lekh or Byron. A trade coming?




A) Considering it's league minimum and it's like 2~ months after free agency, I'd say Frolik either signed with Montreal or went and played in Europe.

B) Not sure what you mean by this, I don't see nothing happening to Mete/Kulak. Both will be in the top 7 next year.

C) He's likely the 13th forward. League minimum so it's a good guy to have in that position.
Dec. 23, 2020 at 1:25 p.m.
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I can't wrap my head around it...

A)Frolik will be part of the taxi squad. Why would he sign here then? I can't see him passing waivers back and forth...

B) Frolik will be 13th foward. What happens to Mete/Kulak?

C) Frolik takes the spot of Lekh or Byron. A trade coming?


Edmonton has like 15 NHL forwards on 1-way deals. MTL only has 12 AFAIK (not sure whether KK earns a roster spot).
Dec. 23, 2020 at 1:49 p.m.
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Not better than Weal. Frolik fell off a cliff. Weal is still a decent defensive bottom six option and is pretty good on the powerplay.
Dec. 23, 2020 at 2:14 p.m.
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I can't wrap my head around it...

A)Frolik will be part of the taxi squad. Why would he sign here then? I can't see him passing waivers back and forth...


He only needs to pass waivers once, at the start of the year, unless he spends a significant amount of time on the roster. And waivers for returning to the NHL don’t exist anymore.
Dec. 23, 2020 at 2:17 p.m.
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Also he’ll likely wear #67 which will look extremely weird, especially because he shoots the same way, plays the same position, and is around the same height as Patches.
Dec. 23, 2020 at 2:19 p.m.
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Not better than Weal. Frolik fell off a cliff. Weal is still a decent defensive bottom six option and is pretty good on the powerplay.


Excuse me? How can you put “defensive” and “Weal” in the same sentence?

Also Frolík is $275K cheaper than Weal is in the NHL.
Dec. 23, 2020 at 2:28 p.m.
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I don't mind the signing but I mean, for that price wouldn't you rather have like Trevor Lewis, Frederik Gauthier, Matt Martin or even like Colin Wilson? Just seems odd that they picked Frolik.
Dec. 23, 2020 at 3:15 p.m.
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For League Minimum this is great.
Dec. 23, 2020 at 4:39 p.m.
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I don't mind the signing but I mean, for that price wouldn't you rather have like Trevor Lewis, Frederik Gauthier, Matt Martin or even like Colin Wilson? Just seems odd that they picked Frolik.


Frolik has more offensive potential than any of those players except Wilson. Also it's worth noting that it's likely none of those players would even want to play in Montreal
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Dec. 23, 2020 at 4:42 p.m.
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Quoting: Kotkaniemi15
Excuse me? How can you put “defensive” and “Weal” in the same sentence?

Also Frolík is $275K cheaper than Weal is in the NHL.


I think depth forward are often assumed to be good defensively, but in Weal's case that doesn't really apply. I guess he's OK on face-offs but you are right, a defensive whiz he is not.
Dec. 24, 2020 at 12:26 a.m.
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I think depth forward are often assumed to be good defensively, but in Weal's case that doesn't really apply. I guess he's OK on face-offs but you are right, a defensive whiz he is not.


Yeah, Weal’s only benefit in the NHL is his playmaking, which isn’t ideal for a 4th liner.
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Dec. 25, 2020 at 1:22 p.m.
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Excuse me? How can you put “defensive” and “Weal” in the same sentence?

Also Frolík is $275K cheaper than Weal is in the NHL.


When Weal's on the ice, not a lot of goals are scored against habs. This is how I put defensive and Weal in the same sentence.
Dec. 25, 2020 at 1:38 p.m.
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When Weal's on the ice, not a lot of goals are scored against habs. This is how I put defensive and Weal in the same sentence.


What are you talking about? A lot of goals are scored against the habs when he’s on the ice. He had the 5th worst plus minus on the habs while playing against the easiest competition. And the worst even strength GF% on the team out of players playing 40 or more games. And it’s clear that Julien has absolutely no faith in him defensively.
 
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