It seems like the Edmonton Oilers will be without Trent Frederic for an unknown amount of time.

If you told me that earlier this season, I wouldn’t have been too bothered, given his lack of production and the team being shelled when he was on the ice. But the thing is, since the calendar flipped, Frederic has been a useful member of the bottom six, especially since the end of the Olympic break.

It’s not as big a loss as losing Leon Draisaitl for the remainder of the season, but make no mistake about it: losing Frederic for any period of time is a tough blow. As the season continues, it’s hard not to think that the high-ankle sprain he suffered last season played a part in his tough start to the season. It’s sort of a similar situation to Connor Brown in 2023-24.

Since the Oilers returned to action, against the Anaheim Ducks on Feb. 25, Frederic has two goals and three points in 12 games. That doesn’t sound like a lot, and it really isn’t, but that makes up half of his season total in both goals and points done in the preceding 55 games. However, we’ll look at Frederic’s underlying numbers during five-on-five action courtesy of Natural Stat Trick in this article.

There’s no simple way of putting this, Frederic’s first three months of the season were........

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