Posts About "Torey Krug"
Looking at the Blues' 2020-21 Blue Line
October 20th, 2020 It is officially safe to say that the St. Louis Blues blue line is going to look different in the 2020-21 season after former captain Alex Pietrangelo signed a seven-year, $61.1 million deal with the Vegas Golden Knights. I believe that it is inevitable that the Blues defensive unit will take a step back with the loss of their best...
Bruins' Aging Core Impacting Front Office Decisions
October 13th, 2020 The Boston Bruins have an old core. This topic isn’t news by any means, and speculation has been whirling for several seasons on how long they can keep going without seriously investing in some younger players. The 2019-20 season seemed to indicate that they had a lot of life left in them. Despite the regular season being cut...
Blues Sign Krug
October 9th, 2020 The St. Louis Blues are signing defender Torey Krug to a seven-year contract worth $45.5 million. The deal carries a cap hit of $6.5 million per season, Elliotte Friedman would report Friday. The Blues are seemingly moving on from captain Alex Pietrangelo and are replacing his minutes on the back-end with Krug. Though the two defenders...
Kings Should Be Buyers in Free Agency
October 9th, 2020 The Los Angeles Kings have the best prospect pool in the NHL. They have multiple high-end prospects such as Gabriel Vilardi, Rasmus Kupari, Arthur Kaliyev, Alex Turcotte Samuel Fagemo and the recently drafted Quinton Byfield. Alongside these prospects, they also have the likes of Tobias Bjornfot, Mikey Anderson and Tyler Madden. who...
Red Wings Primed for Free Agency
October 8th, 2020 Now that the Detroit Red Wings have 12 new prospects in their pipeline, they can turn their focus to free agency, which is scheduled to open up Friday at noon. During a recent Zoom call, general manager Steve Yzerman noted that the organization would once again approach free agency conservatively. And once the 2020 NHL Draft wrapped...
Bruins News & Rumors: Rask, Krug, Nordstrom, Ritchie More
October 5th, 2020 In this edition of Boston Bruins' News & Rumors, we look at some information coming from general manager Don Sweeney ahead of the Draft and Free Agency regarding Torey Krug, Tuukka Rask and Joakim Nordstrom and others. Sweeney Plans to Keep Rask The state of the Bruins' goaltending situation heading into the 2020-21 season...
Bruins Could Really Use the Coyotes' Ekman-Larsson
October 4th, 2020 For the past seven years, Torey Krug has been the anchor of the Boston Bruins defense with captain Zdeno Chara. Krug has been just as valuable to the Bruins as anyone else. He has been a consistent player on the blue line and he has been a major reason why the Bruins' power play has been so productive and was ranked as high as second...
Krug Wouldn't Fix Ducks' Issues Long Term
October 4th, 2020 The Anaheim Ducks are desperately in need of an upgrade on defense. That makes the news that Torey Krug will likely leave the Boston Bruins in free agency all the more interesting for Anaheim. An offensively potent puck-moving defenseman with a cannon from the point would help the Ducks in more ways than one. Unfortunately for Ducks...
Vancouver Canucks 2020 Free Agency Targets
September 30th, 2020 The Vancouver Canucks are heading into the offseason in a cap crunch. They have $14.2 million in cap space and have 11 players who are pending free agents. With uncertainty on which players the club will re-sign this offseason, general manager Jim Benning has replacement options through free agency. Erik Cernak Erik Cernak is a...
NHL Rumors: Sabres, Rangers, Bruins, Maple Leafs, More
September 29th, 2020 In todya's NHL rumor rundown, after TSN's Bob McKenzie dug into the rumors that Buffalo Sabres Jack Eichel might be on the move out of Buffalo (which he discovered not to be the case), a number of other scribes took a look at the situation. What did they find? In Boston, it appears the Bruins made one final pitch to defenseman Torey...
Rangers Have Multiple Options to Fix Their Defense
September 29th, 2020 On Saturday, Sept. 26, the New York Rangers moved Marc Staal to the Detroit Red Wings to free up almost $6 million in additional cap space. The trade, albeit a great one for maneuverability, does leave the Rangers depleted on the left side of their defensive core. Related: Revisiting the 2014 Stanley Cup Final - Kings vs....
NHL Rumors: Oilers, Flyers, Bruins, Canadiens, More
September 28th, 2020 In today's NHL rumors rundown, there is talk in Edmonton that the Oilers might be trying to convince forward Andreas Athanasiou to forego his arbitration case and sign a one-year deal with the team. In Philadelphia, defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere has been officially placed on the trade block, and rumors out of Boston suggest Torey...
Blackhawks News & Rumors: Kubalik, Dumba, Krug & More
September 23rd, 2020 In the Chicago Blackhawks world this week, there is a lot of speculation, and that's the name of the game at the moment. The NHL Draft and free agency are just around the corner. The draft will be on Oct. 6-7, while free agency will start on Oct. 9. The Blackhawks haven't done anything earth-shattering, although there is still a lot of...
