Kevin O'Connell has led the Vikings to the playoffs twice in his three seasons leading the franchise. In today's episode of Football 301, Nate Tice and Matt Harmon break down the latest NFL coaching hires and what they mean for the future of the league.

According to interim coach Joe Sacco, the physical forward is out with an illness. Frederic’s absence leaves the Bruins without one of their most physical players. He has seven goals and seven assists in 47 games. The Bruins are now missing, Charlie McAvoy, Hampus Lindholm, Cole Koepke and Frederic.

The Toronto Maple Leafs need to add a premium third line center to their roster and could look to their rival Boston Bruins for help. The subject of headlines

"If you followed like the last time we played them, it kind of all stems from that." The post Trent Frederic avenges Bruins teammate in heavyweight fight with Emil Lilleberg appeared first on Boston.com.

Not playing Monday

The Bruins hope to keep their own point streak going while keeping the Devils on the skids on Wednesday. Jeremy Swayman gets the start.

Even though a recent report saying the Boston Bruins are an un-unified team was already deemed baseless, Trent Frederic completely dispelled it with just a few punches.

Boston Bruins head coach Joe Sacco has announced that forward Trent Frederic will not be in the lineup against the San Jose Sharks due to an illness. View the original article to see embedded media. With Frederic being out of the lineup,

The trade rumors surrounding Frederic would go away immediately if the Bruins sign him to an extension. While he has struggled this season, his tenacity and toughness still make him a solid piece ...

David Pastrnak had a goal and two assists and Parker Wotherspoon scored his first NHL goal to help the Boston Bruins open a four-goal lead and hold on to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2.

Bruins forward Trent Frederic dropped the gloves for a fight ... and he's made a seamless transition to Boston. The veteran center plays a hard, physical style of hockey and excels on faceoffs.

The Bruins didn’t mince ... it was fellow scrapper Trent Frederic who answered the bell and doled out some punishment against Lilleberg. Shortly after Boston built itself a four-goal lead ...