Blog: Frederic & Jones excited to start at Oil Country

Frederic says that the Oilers have been very cozy since his arrival, including a fun text of the veteran Corey Perry presenting his fight at the beginning of this season when both the gloves were launched against each other during Edmonton’s 4-0 victory on January 7 in Boston.

Frederic, 27, is excited that he now calls Perry a teammate after seeing many of his most prominent aspects when he was a young player who grew up in St. Louis during the 2010.

“I was actually talking about him a couple of weeks ago with my brother and how incredible he can bring him, how long he has brought him and how he has evolved from the player who was X years ago,” he said. “I saw him as a child and now, it’s quite surprising.”

Frederic is adopting a daily approach for his recovery of an ankle injury he suffered when he received a blow on February 25 against the Maple Leafs Toronto, hoping to return to the ice soon and start skating before making an impact on the section and the playoffs with the oilers.

After scoring 17 and 18 goals in his last two seasons with the Bruins, eclipsing 40 points in the 82 games in 2023-24, Frederic had scored eight goals and 15 points in 57 games this year before his injury. Play a bidirectional physical game that Oilers are excited to add to their alignment when it is healthy.

“This year it has not been the best offensive season of my life, but I think I can bring more,” he said. “I know I have a good opportunity. I think I can defeat the goalkeepers in certain situations and reach the network. I feel that a lot of offensive is instinctive and only plays with that. I think if I like any hockey player, when you get confidence, things begin to enter and I just want to find it early. “

As for where you can fit the alignment, Frederic feels comfortable anywhere after developing an identity of ‘Jack of All Trades in Boston as a striker who could play a fourth -line verification role or an offensive option in the first six, potentially in the wing of a type like Leon Draisaitl.

“I was actually having this conversation, but I made a joke about ‘Freddie Fill-in’,” he said. “So play left, right and center. Wherever they need me, I will try to play. It has changed over the years of what I feel comfortable now. I have played so many different positions in the last two years, I don’t even know what I prefer, so I prefer to play with good and good players, and that is all that matters. “