Confirmed Trade: [CHI/VGK] Marcus Kruger for Future Considerations

[Brock Anton]

moar blackhawks

 

[Finlandia WOAT]

all the Blackhawks belong to us.

i have no doubt toews will eventually wear the sightless eye

 

[JaegerDice]

Id be happy to see Kruger in CAR.

Despite the oddly high price they paid for TVR, they seem like a smart, progressive organization... the kind the Blackhawks seemed like circa 2009-2015. Looking ahead of the curve rather than riding it.

Kind of like losing a great, hard working shepherd dog. You're sad to see him go, but he's going to a nice family with a big farm to run around on, and he'll have other dogs to play with, and get deliciois organic food and lots of appreciation...

...except he'll be alive and it wont be some lie your parents told you.

This analogy just got weird.

 

[ClydeLee]

Tallon's love and loyalty for his former players made sense when Florida had so many ex Hawks, so did Cheveldayoff in Winnipeg. Ron Francis since taking over Carolina has added so many Hawks it's looking like a strange obsession

 

[Brock Anton]

Was trading the last pick in the 2nd round really THAT much to give up for TVR?

 

[bobc222]

Why does Carolina need Kruger?

 

[Unsustainable]

Why does Carolina need Kruger?

Rask - Staal - Ryan - Jooris

We could use more on the Center

 

[Brock Anton]

Why does Carolina need Kruger?

Our 3/4 centers are Derek Ryan and Josh Jooris. That can definitely be upgraded.

 

[JaegerDice]

Was trading the last pick in the 2nd round really THAT much to give up for TVR?

I really dont think much of TVR, thoigh a fair bit of that may be due to a coach with an inexplicable love of the player totally overplaying and overestimating him in tougher assignments.

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

Was trading the last pick in the 2nd round really THAT much to give up for TVR?

It really wasn't at all and even less so if you include the draft protection of Stempniak for a 5th since the trades happened a day apart.

 

[bleedgreen]

I have no idea why we want Kruger, even if salary is retained. He makes a lot of coin for being the defensive player he is. We just signed Ryan and Jooris. Even if he's an upgrade he's a pricey one when we need a top 6 center.

Deciding to not pay the price for Duchene (I'm fine with that), so going with a plan B of Kruger.....not a fan. Maybe there's more moves to be made.

 

[Spectra]

PIT should be in on him if they're smart. Let's hope not for the rest of the league because he would be absolutely perfect for them.

 

[DaveG]

LOLWUT

I mean, we were talking about him all summer but this seems... REALLY damn strange timing wise.

 

[Unsustainable]

LOLWUT

I mean, we were talking about him all summer but this seems... REALLY damn strange timing wise.

I know right.

 

[Seedling]

If/once the Oilers trade RNH, I'd hope we go right to Vegas for one of those names. Eakin in particular would be a perfect third line center.

I'd prefer Karlsson personally.

 

[BB88]

Hahhah, I was talking with friends before that he'll end up in Carolina, following TT/Bickell/Darling, TVR.

Carolina is going to be a playoff team next year, their defensive game will be so damm good. Their management is doing a brilliant job.

 

[DougieSmash]

Two legit two-way forces in Staal and Kruger, that's gonna be fun. Pair Staal line with Slavin pairing and Kruger one with Faulk and that's gonna be really good D team.

 

[Finlandia WOAT]

finally, we don't have to put derek ryan out against phil kessel and pray kessel takes the game off.

(this is a joke, don't respond about phil kessel's commitment to professional hockey)

 

[ffh]

Tallon's love and loyalty for his former players made sense when Florida had so many ex Hawks, so did Cheveldayoff in Winnipeg. Ron Francis since taking over Carolina has added so many Hawks it's looking like a strange obsession

Who did chevy pick up from chicago

 

[Brodeur]

I have no idea why we want Kruger, even if salary is retained. He makes a lot of coin for being the defensive player he is. We just signed Ryan and Jooris. Even if he's an upgrade he's a pricey one when we need a top 6 center.

Probably mentioned earlier in the thread, but Kruger was paid a 2 million dollar bonus by Chicago on July 1st. So in terms of actual dollars that Carolina would be picking up:

2017-18: 1.475 million
2018-19: 2.3 million

That's relatively cheap for a potential #3 center with plenty of NHL experience.

 

[truthbluth]

Who did chevy pick up from chicago

Andrew Ladd is literally the only one I can think of. Dudley took a few though.

 

[ffh]

Andrew Ladd is literally the only one I can think of. Dudley took a few though.

Ladd and buff were part of atlanta when they moved to winnipeg. Chevy was hired after club relocated.

 

[Cane mutiny]

I'm scared ������

Too much too fast. I'm used to doing nothing in FA...

 

[Unsustainable]

I have no idea why we want Kruger, even if salary is retained. He makes a lot of coin for being the defensive player he is. We just signed Ryan and Jooris. Even if he's an upgrade he's a pricey one when we need a top 6 center.

Deciding to not pay the price for Duchene (I'm fine with that), so going with a plan B of Kruger.....not a fan. Maybe there's more moves to be made.

Kruger on the 4th line would be great, if we could get Stalberg also:

Nordstrom - Kruger - Stalberg
That would be a great 4th

 

[CupInSIX]

Ladd and buff were part of atlanta when they moved to winnipeg. Chevy was hired after club relocated.

Yeah it's Rick Dudley who likes his former Hawks, and now works with Bergevin who also likes ex Blackhawks.