The Edmonton Oilers have tried everything except one thing to get Trent Frederic going. Article content

They’ve tried him on the top line and demoted him to the fourth line. They’ve tried him on the power play. They’ve had him at centre and on the wing. The last thing left is to sit Frederic in the pressbox for a game or two. Article content Article content

Frederic does provide some physical play, but the pressbox is a real option, given how poor he’s been on defence, with the highest rate of mistakes on Grade A shots against of any Oilers winger, and how little he’s bringing on the attack.

He’s not scoring and he’s not close to scoring.

He’s got just two goals but he’s made just 16 Grade A shots on net in 26 games, 0.6 per game. He’s got a 12.5 per cent conversion rate on his G

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