The Daily: What Krug Injury Means to Blues; Detroit ‘D’ Emphasis

Forgive St. Louis Blues fans if they don’t know how to feel about Torey Krug’s potential season-ending injury news.  The Blues have been trying to move Krug, but he blocked a potential deal to the Philadelphia Flyers by using his no-trade clause.

Krug is a skillful offensive minded defenseman, but a recent signing of Ryan Suter gave them nine defenseman. They have depth to move on this season.

The situation is Krug has been diagnosed with pre-arthritic changes to an injured left ankle. They will re-evaluate in six to eight weeks. If surgery is needed, Krug wil be lost for the season. After this season, he will still hav two seasons left on a contract paying him $6.5 million.

If he is going to miss the season, Krug could be put on long-term Injured Reserve. However, the Blues are more than $7 million under the cap. They don’t currently need the salary cap boost.

Red Wings In Case You Missed It

Red Wings hope Czech leading scorer Jakub Rychlovsky will break their drought in signing successful free agent.

GM Steve Yzerman is asking coach Derek Lalonde to make the Red Wings far more effectively this season.

Defenseman Simon Edvinsson is working to build up his body for the upcoming 2024-25 NHL season.

Red Wings Offseason

The 2024-25 season will be an important one for Cross Hanas who is looking to show the Red Wings he’s a top forward candidate. He was impressive in 2022-23, putting up nine goals and 17 points in 30 games in an injury-shortened season. Last season didn’t go as well. He only had eight goals and 16 points in 58 games.  At 22, Hanas is entering a make or break season.

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