Many sources are coming out of the woodwork (most seem to stem from ESPN – which is a good thing) claiming that Alexander Frolov is very close to signing a deal with the New York Rangers. Supposedly, a deal will be worked out today, tomorrow, or very soon.
Frolov, who has always been a Los Angeles King up until this offseason, never received an offer from his previous team. Apparently, he contemplated returning to his home country, Russia, to play in the KHL, but clearly Glen Sather stopped that thought process.
You probably have heard it enough, but the main complaints of Frolov is his large inconsistency and his questionable will to play. Obviously he needs new scenery, but is NY the spot for that? I won’t lie that I have my reservations about this signing. I mean, I like Frolov… when he’s playing hockey.
Hopefully John Tortorella can turn him around, if he does become a Ranger, because I’d hate for us to sign Nikolai Zherdev 2.0.
Frolov’s stats via HockeyDB:
Regular Season Playoffs Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2002-03 Los Angeles Kings NHL 79 14 17 31 34 – – – – – 2003-04 Los Angeles Kings NHL 77 24 24 48 24 – – – – – 2004-05 CSKA Moscow Russia 42 20 17 37 10 – – – – – 2004-05 Moscow Dynamo Russia 6 2 1 3 2 6 2 1 3 0 2005-06 Los Angeles Kings NHL 69 21 33 54 40 – – – – – 2006-07 Los Angeles Kings NHL 82 35 36 71 34 – – – – – 2007-08 Los Angeles Kings NHL 71 23 44 67 22 – – – – – 2008-09 Los Angeles Kings NHL 77 32 27 59 30 – – – – – 2009-10 Los Angeles Kings NHL 81 19 32 51 26 6 1 3 4 0(I apologize for the sloppiness of the table, I didn’t have much time to make it)
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