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Detroit re-signs Frk, who’s ‘done a great job of scoring goals’

2012 NHL Entry Draft - Rounds 2-7

PITTSBURGH, PA - JUNE 23: Martin Frk, 49th overall pick by the Detroit Red Wings, looks on during day two of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft at Consol Energy Center on June 23, 2012 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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The Red Wings made a forward depth signing on Tuesday, agreeing to terms with AHL scorer Martin Frk.

Per the Free Press, it’s a one-year, two-way deal worth $650,000, and it comes after Frk was close to a point-a-game player en route to Grand Rapids’ Calder Cup championship in June.

Frk, 23, was originally taken 49th overall by Detroit in 2012. He’s been a consistently good scorer at the American League level -- back-to-back 27 goal campaigns as proof -- but hasn’t found similar success in the NHL.

Carolina claimed him off waivers last season, and played him in a pair of games before waiving him again. Detroit quickly scooped Frk up and shipped him right back to the Griffins.

At this year’s draft, Detroit head coach Jeff Blashill -- who coached Frk in the minors -- said the Czech sniper may need to make it in the big leagues as a power play specialist.

“Marty Frk has done a great job of scoring goals,” Blashill said, per the Free Press. “He is a really good shooter. He plays his best hockey when he is confident. Can he continue into the NHL? It just depends.

“For him to be a good NHL player, he is going to have to be a great power-play guy. Because his shot is his weapon. When he is hitting the net, he is a good weapon on the power play.”