Since Trent Frederic first skated on the ice with the Bruins during the 2018-19 campaign, Charlie Coyle has been a familiar sight on his line.
he duo logged more than 1,800 minutes of ice time together.
Given those close ties, it came as little surprise that Coyle was still gathering his thoughts Tuesday night, hours after the Bruins traded Frederic to the Oilers in exchange for two draft picks and an AHL defenseman.
“I sent him a text, and I’m sure he was getting hounded and still in shock and things like that,” Coyle said of Frederic after Boston’s 6-3 loss to Nashville.