After a quiet free agency on July 1, Craig Conroy said his focus was going to shift to the two remaining restricted free agent forwards, Connor Zary and Morgan Frost. Today, the Calgary Flames signed Morgan Frost to a two-year deal at an average annual value of $4.375M.
Frost was acquired alongside Joel Farabee from the Philadelphia Flyers in January in exchange for Andrei Kuzmenko, Jakob Pelletier, CGY’s 2025 second-round pick, and a 2028 seventh-round pick. Farabee is signed for another three seasons at an AAV of $5M.
The 26-year-old Frost had three goals and 12 points in 32 games with the Flames after being acquired. He joined the first power play unit as the puck carrier. As the Flames’ centre core of Nazem Kadri and Mikael Backlund ages out, Frost will be an important piece to hold the middle-six together for the next two seasons. He should be a solid 35-40 point defensive centre, potentially replacing Mikael Backlund’s spot in the near future.
