There really wasn't any plausible decision on Perunovich that was going to move the needle for me, but I think it is a good signing.1 year $1.15m, meh
Those are all fair points, I am not even convinced he will still be here at the start of the season anyway but the deal does make sense.There really wasn't any plausible decision on Perunovich that was going to move the needle for me, but I think it is a good signing.
I think he made a case as a guy deserving of a bit more than league minimum. He also came back from injury down the stretch this season, which cost him a chance to become a UFA. I'm not mad about rewarding that with a small raise. He had arbitration rights and would have gotten some type of raise, so we're probably talking about saving less than a couple hundred grand if we wanted to really go scorched Earth for every penny.
All things considered, this is an inconsequential dollar amount for what very likely won't be a to-the-exact-dollar cap team and it keeps him as an RFA at the end. Perfectly fine to give him another year to try and force his way into NHL usefulness.
The Blues clearly did what they needed to do to ensure he played enough games for him to remain a RFA. That right there told me they planned on retaining him.I wasn’t expecting this signing, I kind of figured this past season was it for him when he really wasn’t able to grab the reigns. But it’s a cheap contract if it doesn’t work out and I wouldn’t be surprised if he isn’t on the roster to start the season either
How so? Salary aside, what does he do better than Krug? I would much rather have him at 1.15mm than krug at 6.5, but that is because of salary. Krug has always been better player.I mean I like the guy and I like his play style much better than Krugs ( PP and skating ) but he's hurt so f***ing much.
How so? Salary aside, what does he do better than Krug? I would much rather have him at 1.15mm than krug at 6.5, but that is because of salary. Krug has always been better player.
in the past he certainly was, but will Krug be the better player in the future ?How so? Salary aside, what does he do better than Krug? I would much rather have him at 1.15mm than krug at 6.5, but that is because of salary. Krug has always been better player.
If Perunovich was actually a threat to shoot the puck, you’d have a point, but teams only have to play the pass against him.I like the way he skates and walks the line better. I also think his passing is a bit less telegraphed.
in the past he certainly was, but will Krug be the better player in the future ?
I think Krug is a awesome human, and he was a tremendous pp qb in the past, but to my eye test I thought Peru looked better running the pp last year
thank you both for responding. peru, i agree, skates better and walks the line well. what he doesn't do on pp well is get shots on net. or even shoot at all. so he looks super smooth out there as qb of pp, but it's not clear that he actually is. we actually scores at same rate (6.1g/60) with each on pp last year, so with peru being younger and maybe having room to improve he could well be better on pp than krug going forward. that said, i'd be fine if we could jettison both.I like the way he skates and walks the line better. I also think his passing is a bit less telegraphed.
that said, i'd be fine if we could jettison both.
thank you both for responding. peru, i agree, skates better and walks the line well. what he doesn't do on pp well is get shots on net. or even shoot at all. so he looks super smooth out there as qb of pp, but it's not clear that he actually is. we actually scores at same rate (6.1g/60) with each on pp last year, so with peru being younger and maybe having room to improve he could well be better on pp than krug going forward. that said, i'd be fine if we could jettison both.