The Boston Bruins may be currently in a playoff position, but it's difficult to see where they could land come March. That doesn't mean they'll rule out augmenting the lineup to stay competitive.

Speaking on Daily Faceoff ( h/t Oilers Nation on X) on Sunday, Yaremchuk argued the Oilers should prioritize acquiring Boston Bruins forward Trent Frederic instead of pursuing Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson, who has been frequently linked to Edmonton.

Boston Bruins forward Trent Frederic is a pending unrestricted free agent. Because of this, questions about his future with the Original Six club have naturally come up. View the original article to see embedded media.

The Edmonton Oilers have every reason to go all-in at the trade deadline, and one option on the table may be Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand. The Oilers have been connected to Bruins forward Trent Frederic in trade as well,

The St. Louis Blues are in an interesting position in the standings. At this point in the campaign, they have a 23-24-4 record and are five points behind the Calgary Flames for the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference.

According to interim coach Joe Sacco, the physical forward is out with an illness. Frederic’s absence leaves the Bruins without one of their most physical players. He has seven goals and seven assists in 47 games. The Bruins are now missing, Charlie McAvoy, Hampus Lindholm, Cole Koepke and Frederic.

Not playing Monday

Frederic missed the Bruins ' last two games due to an illness, but he'll be back in action as the team returns home Thursday. He's made eight appearances in January, racking up two goals, an assist, 23 hits, 14 PIM and a plus-1 rating while averaging 14:42 of ice time.

The Winnipeg Jets have been hit by the injury bug with their captain Adam Lowry out. Could Boston Bruins forward Trent Frederic be the answer?

Patrice Bergeron, Tuukka Rask and Andrew Raycroft are having fun — though not at the team's expense — on NESN's version of "ManningCast."

Some say what separates the Winnipeg Jets from most of the other good teams in the NHL is their power play. It was clicking at a historic, 33.3 percent clip going into their current road trip, a big part of why the Jets sit on top of the NHL’s Western Conference.