Right before the trade deadline back in March, Boston Bruins general manager Don Sweeney began his fire sale a few days early by sending Trent Frederic to the Edmonton Oilers as part of a three-team trade. The writing had been on the wall for some time that Frederic's time in Boston was coming to an end.
Frederic was ok for the Oilers last year, and it was a surprise when they signed him to an eight-year, $30.8 million contract in late June. To say that it was a surprising contract would be an understatement.