Torey Krug not expected to play again

[MMC]

 

[AlainVigneaultsGum]

That sucks.

 

[Chainshot]

Always sad to see someone go out do to injury, even if that injury was in the distant past.

 

[robertmac43]

Sucks. Wishing him the best in wherever life takes him next.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Krug to undergo season-ending ankle surgery | St. Louis Blues

Torey Krug will miss the entire 2024-25 season after making the decision to have surgery on his left ankle. “I fractured it six years ago in the playoffs when I was with Boston, and in the last few years, it’s started to get worse and worse,” Krug told reporters on

www.nhl.com

Yeah it seems like he had a degenerative ankle just from injuring it and continuing to play on it for years. Sucks for him to see but at least he got paid before injuries killed his career.

 

[Breakers]

The NHL still markets his hit where his helmet falls off

he skates the entire length of the ice and decimates somebody

 

[BruinLVGA]

This is sad. Always loved Torey. I hope that he gets to live a happy life anyways.

 

[gary559]

The NHL still markets his hit where his helmet falls off

he skates the entire length of the ice and decimates somebody

To be fair that is in fact a certified classic.

 

[Taluss]

f*** man. Sucks. Best wishes to his next path in life

 

[Mr Nogatco]

The NHL still markets his hit where his helmet falls off

he skates the entire length of the ice and decimates somebody

Is it fair to refer to the rule that you can’t play w/o a helmet as the “Krug rule”

 

[Dr Robot]

The NHL still markets his hit where his helmet falls off

he skates the entire length of the ice and decimates somebody

I think that was Robert Thomas a blues player funny enough.

 

[LTIR Trickery]

Hate to see a guy not go out on his own terms. Hopefully that ankle gets back to somewhat normal and he can live easily on it.

 

[saska sault]

I badly wanted the Wings to sign him but for obvious reasons he had no interest in joining... Wish him the best of luck in retirement. He was always a joy to watch.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Shame to hear. Hopefully he recovers all the way and enjoys his life going forward. Nice career for him.

 

[Zirakzigil]

Terrible. Wish him all the best.

 

[1specter]

That's unfortunate, a pretty underrated player overall who had a solid career. Even last year he was still scoring at a 40 pt pace on a bad team. I just remember how much Bruins fans would rip into this guy lol, though he produced for them year after year.

Being an effective d-man in this league at 5'9 is no small feat (no pun intended). Paved the way for dudes like Hutson

 

[LemonSauceD]

Anyways, hopefully Krug finds some sort of closure. I know not being able to go out on your own terms can be a different kind of mental pain, but there really isn’t anything more important in life than your health.

 

[Ghost of Murph]

Injuries got the better of him as his career progressed, but peak Krug was an elite puck-moving dman. Total playoff stud as well. His first 4 playoffs -- 46 pts in 62 games. Bruins were smart to not give him the big contract he wanted, though, as he had already peaked by the time they parted ways. Best of luck to him. Not a bad career for a guy who went undrafted. Always liked that little dude.

 

[ItWasJustified]

I know not being able to go out on your own terms can be a different kind of mental pain

Being a multimillionaire probably dampens that pain a bit.

 

[Breakers]

they talked about this on TSN radio

Karlsson was the first athlete to have that procedure and like anything there is huge risk being the first as I think they said like 75% of his ankle became artificial

Apparently Krug was looking at or had the same procedure

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

Hell of a player especially size considered.

His slapshot early on pre injuries was incredible.

 

[Fire Sweeney]

Convenient for the team and the player.

 

[KrugAvoy]

Krug was my absolute favorite player growing up. As a fellow short guy and a defender I definitely tried to play like him. Always got excited when he scored a big time playoff goal for Boston. Glad I got to watch my favorite player play for my favorite team . Best of luck to him in the future

 

[ijuka]

Krug to undergo season-ending ankle surgery | St. Louis Blues

Torey Krug will miss the entire 2024-25 season after making the decision to have surgery on his left ankle. “I fractured it six years ago in the playoffs when I was with Boston, and in the last few years, it’s started to get worse and worse,” Krug told reporters on

www.nhl.com

Yeah it seems like he had a degenerative ankle just from injuring it and continuing to play on it for years. Sucks for him to see but at least he got paid before injuries killed his career.

This is exactly why I think the macho culture in NHL hockey is toxic. Playing through injuries shouldn't be romanticized. If you're injured, you should be mandated to heal said injury before playing again.

 

[SI90]

Horrible. Hope he can get back to normalcy as far as quality of life.