Frk (groin) will be a game-time decision on Thursday.
Martin Frk News
Frk (groin) practiced on Monday; targeting a return on Thursday.
Frk will miss his seventh straight game on Tuesday but he is hopeful to return on Thursday. Frk has six goals and three assists (nine points) in 18 games this season. Monitor his status over the next few days.
Frk (groin) will not play Wednesday vs. the Flames.
Frk played just 7:18 TOI vs. the Blue Jackets on Saturday, suggest he was nicked up in the contest. With Frk out, Luke Witkowski will draw back into the lineup. Frk is considered day-to-day.
Frk (lower-body) will not play on Wednesday; could miss one week.
Frk has registered six goals with three assists (nine points) while averaging 11:21 TOI/GM in 18 contests this season. With Frk out, David Booth will draw back into the lineup.
Waiver Move
The Red Wings have claimed Martin Frk on waivers and sent him to Grand Rapids (AHL).
The Red Wings lost Frk on waivers before the season started, but he only appeared in two games with the Hurricanes before finding himself back on waivers on Monday. Frk returns to Grand Rapids, where he had 27 goals and 17 assists (44 points) in 67 games last year.
Waiver Move
The Hurricanes claimed Martin Frk off of waivers from the Red Wings on Sunday.
Frk, 23, was a second round pick (49th overall) in 2012, but never cracked the Red Wings roster. The Czech winger appeared in 67 games with Grand Rapids (AHL) a season ago, collecting 27 goals and 17 assists (44 points). Frk will join his former teammate Andrej Nestrasil as waiver claims from Detroit in Carolina.