The Future Of Frost
Flyers development camp has come and gone with many notable prospects making their names stand out. Arguably, none more so than twenty-year-old center Morgan Frost.
Picked 27th overall in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, Frost has been making waves within the Flyers organization by utilizing his speed, incredible puck possession and stellar hockey IQ not only two years in a row at development camp, but training camp in 2018, and most notably with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the OHL.
Frost’s point totals for the Greyhounds have provided a strong case to crack the team in training camp this September for the Flyers. In his draft year, Frost totaled 42 goals, 72 assists for 112 points overall in only 67 games played. The following year, 37 goals, 72 assists for 109 points proving that the speedy center can do much more than tally up goals, but also create space in the neutral and offensive zone as well.
Despite the small sample size, Morgan Frost carved out a niche for himself at the World Junior Championships in only five games with 4 goals and 4 assists while just coming up short to cracking the Gold Medal round with Team Canada to Finland and The United States.
Point totals in the OHL and the IIHF World Juniors aside, Morgan Frost left a smile on every Flyers fan’s face attending Development Camp the last week of June with his play. Showcasing unbelievable puck handling and shot accuracy in the three on three scrimmage tournament towards the end of Dev camp, and topping it all off with a shootout move that left jaws on the ground by pulling the puck in between his legs to deke prospect goaltender Felix Sandstrom before pulling the puck from forehand to backhand, lifting the puck top shelf. What a way to end the week.
With so much buzz around this young prospect, the question begs to be answered… where would Frost fit into the current lineup as a center if he made the team this year? After picking up Kevin Hayes as the projected 2C, over Nolan Patrick as 3C, and Scott Laughton as the projected 4C, is it conceivable that Frost could be moved over to the wing to start his NHL career? Or bump Scott Laughton off the 4C and move Frost in?
With training camp only two and a half months away- these moves remain to be seen. However, the Flyers finally face a positive problem on their projected 2019/2020 roster if Morgan Frost makes the team out of camp: too much offensive talent to spread around four lines. Obviously, actions speak louder than words and projecting a lineup with Frost in it could be considered putting the cart before the horse.
If there is anything the third and fourth lines have been missing the past two seasons for the Flyers it’s speed and puck possession. Morgan Frost could most definitely help make the Flyers a major offensive threat in the league if added to the lineup.
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