Detroit Red Wings won't give qualifying offer to free agent Martin Frk

Helene St. James | Detroit Free Press

Show Caption Hide Caption Red WIngs' Blashill on his usage of Martin Frk Detroit Red Wings forward Martin Frk and coach Jeff Blashill answer questions Tuesday, March 6 at TD Garden. Video by Helene St. James, DFP.

Martin Frk may yet have a future with the Detroit Red Wings, but he will not receive a qualifying offer from the team.

Frk, 24, is a restricted free agent. He made $650,000 last season, and would have to be qualified at 110 percent of that by June 25 for the Wings to retain his rights. However, Frk has arbitration rights, and by risking going before an arbitrator, the Wings could end up paying more than $715,000 for Frk for a one-year contract.

Frk had 11 goals and 14 assists in 2017-18. However, he scored only three goals and had 10 points total the second half of the season, when games got tighter as teams fought for playoff positioning.

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He is an engaging player with a booming, right-handed shot, but where, for example, Alex Ovechkin always seems to find a hole, Frk tends to miss the net or the puck hits a player.

The Wings might offer Frk a contract as a free agent, but he could also explore going elsewhere. One possible destination is Dallas, where Frk’s former coach with Grand Rapids, Todd Nelson, is now an assistant coach.

Restricted free agents Dylan Larkin, Anthony Mantha, Andreas Athanasiou, Tyler Bertuzzi will be qualified.

Of the team's unrestricted free agents, the Wings have had talks with defenseman Mike Green about re-signing

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