A year later and Frattin hadn't missed a beat as he led the Toronto Marlies to the Calder Cup final.
A knee injury sustained in the Conference final, however, prevented the Edmonton native from playing against Norfolk that spring and inevitably impacted his future with the organization.
He was eventually traded to Los Angeles in the summer of 2013, starting a 14 month odyssey that saw him moved to Columbus and back to Toronto last summer in a deal for Jerry D'Amigo.
Frattin was reassigned to the Marlies in November with his career clearly at a crossroads.