Michael Frolik accuses the Canadiens of ending his career.

The Montreal Canadiens are coming off of what many would consider something of a cinderella season. The team did struggle during the regular season, but come playoff time they went on a deep run to the Stanley Cup Final before eventually losing to the Tampa Bay Lightning. It was a time of much celebration in the city of Montreal but that wasn't the case for everyone as former Montreal Canadiens forward Michael Frolik has now revealed.

In a recent interview with TVA Sports, Frolik revealed that he blames the Canadiens for effectively putting an end to his career in the league.

"The Canadiens put an end to my career altogether," said Frolik as per TVA Sports.

Frolik says that when he was signed by the team he was assured that he would have a role on the team, but adds that shortly after adding him to the roster the Canadiens also signed veteran forward Corey Perry. This created something of a log jam, one that Frolik believes could have been avoided or resolved.

"It was an extremely difficult year for me. In fact I still don't know why the Canadiens had me sign a contract," admitted Frolik. "When the team made their offer, I was led to believe that there was a position on the team waiting for me, but management signed Corey Perry shortly after. I knew things were already tight as far as the salary cap was concerned, so I told myself 'oh, this isn't good.'"

Frolik says he often pleaded his case to the coaching staff but his complaints fell on deaf ears. Eventually, growing frustrated, Frolik would ask for a trade but claims he was ignored.

"It was the beginning of an endless merry-go-round. One player would get hurt and another would get called up, but it was never me. I often found myself in the coach's office pleading my case, but I was told constantly that I wasn't playing due to the salary cap. It felt like it was the only thing they would say to me. I would then say 'Ok, well then trade me in that case.' They didn't want to hear it."

It is certainly not hard to understand the frustrations being expressed by Frolik. In the end he would suit up for just 8 games for the Canadiens over the course of a full season. Frolik feels he never got a fair shot, but to be fair to the Canadiens they aren't the only ones that opted to pass on his services. Frolik signed a professional tryout offer with the St. Louis Blues in the offseason, but neither the Blues nor any other team opted to offer him a contract on the basis of that tryout.

Nonetheless, Frolik lays the blame at the feet of the Habs.

"When you don't play the entire season, it is tough to maintain a rhythm and to find a team the following season, by the way," said Frolik. "I know what I could have brought to the Canadiens. I am an experienced guy and I arrived with good intentions and an interesting set of skills. The team just never gave me any opportunities. Oh, they gave me 8 games but on the fourth line in games that were of little importance. Yes, I can say that I am angry at the Canadiens. No one likes being repeatedly tossed aside. The team put an end to my career in the NHL altogether."