Defenseman Torey Krug, one of this year’s top free agent class awards, has accepted a seven-year contract worth $ 45.5 million with the St Louis Blues, the ‘team announced Friday night
A blue-line staple for the Bruins, Krug, 29, spent his NHL career with Boston, appearing in 523 games Power-play quarterback, he has 67 career goals and 337 points
The Blues struggled defensively last season at times as they defended the Stanley Cup They bypassed the Western Conference qualifying round but lost in the first round to the Vancouver Canucks
Krug and the Bruins lost to the Blues in the 2019 Stanley Cup Final, a seven-game thriller in a series that ended with St. Louis’ Premier title
Krug deal could end the tenure of Blues captain and top defender Alex Pietrangelo Also a free agent, Pietrangelo has had repeated and repeated talks with St Louis but may eventually be headed to another destination
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Krug, who played college at Michigan State, was a member of the NHL All-Star team in 2013-14 He just signed a four-year, $ 21 million contract and said he didn’t was not interested in a short term deal
“So this is my time, in terms of value at its peak,” he said last month, “and I have the capacity, and I am now in a position where I have to draw from it. the best part «
The Bruins, silent for most of the day, signed a one-year contract with defenseman Kevan Miller with a salary cap of $ 1.25 million
Torey Krug, Pietrangelo
World News – CA – Defender Krug wins 7-year contract with Les Bleus
