Confirmed with Link: CAR/ARIZ: Marcus Kruger (10% retained by CAR), 2018 3rd for Jordan Martinook, 2018 4th

[The Feckless Puck]

CONFIRMED: Coyotes Acquire Kruger, Third-Round Draft Choice From Carolina

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[The Feckless Puck]

Looking like Martinook going the other way - draft picks and retention may be in play also.

 

[XX]

Would be a cap dump on their end so perhaps just a mid-late pick coming with him for a contract.

 

[Bonsai Tree]

WTF?

 

[PerpetualTankYear]

That’s stupid

 

[Bonsai Tree]

He's a 4th liner. That's not the kind of center I was hoping for.

 

[IPreferPi]

Kruger is a Richardson replacement. Martinook gone also opens a door for Crouse in our bottom six. Or potentially Tkachuk.

 

[ClassLessCoyote]

I guess Richardson is gone.

 

[XX]

Martinook seemed well liked in the room, and Richardson is a key part of what little veteran continuity there is in the valley. Understandable to want to upgrade on those two but Chayka should be careful.

 

[Ebb]

I'm guessing he'll be the #13 forward. I always sort of liked him and Martinook has been a bit on the mediocre side (not that Kruger hasn't as well). At least it helps us get to the cap floor.

 

[ParisSaintGermain]

Niklas Hjalmarsson and Marcus Kruger play the Best Friends Box

 

[IPreferPi]

Cool, we get an early third out of this as well. Three thirds this year, could be useful ammo.

 

[Matias Maccete]

How's Kruger compared to Richardson? I'm assuming Crouse takes Martinook's spot.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

Carolina retains 10% of Kruger's salary.

 

[XX]

How's Kruger compared to Richardson? I'm assuming Crouse takes Martinook's spot.

Once upon a time, Kruger was briefly one of the best checking centers in the league. But I haven't followed what happened to him in Carolina. Arizona is assuming all the risk here, I liked the deal a lot more when it was a 3rd straight up and not a swap of picks.

This is probably a play to bring in another well liked swede to keep Hjalmarsson and OEL happy as well, as a side bonus.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

Once upon a time, Kruger was briefly one of the best checking centers in the league. But I haven't followed what happened to him in Carolina. Arizona is assuming all the risk here, I liked the deal a lot more when it was a 3rd straight up and not a swap of picks.

Kruger was available on waivers late in the season and finished in the AHL. Also has had some trouble staying healthy.

 

[Bandit34]

Shocked, didn't think we would move Martinook. (not saying Martinook is special)

 

[XX]

Sidenote: OEL played with Kruger on a WJC team and once on Sweden's WC team.

 

[IPreferPi]

How's Kruger compared to Richardson? I'm assuming Crouse takes Martinook's spot.

Kruger has better possession metrics (especially shot suppression), Richardson has better P/60 at even strength. Kruger generally sees tougher minutes than Richardson does, though, and saw like 75-80% of his zone starts in the defensive end during his time in Chicago. They're about even at faceoffs.

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[RABBIT]

I'm good with this deal. The 3rd is nice. Echoing XX and Paris about how the swedes are nice to have.

Martinook hit his ceiling. Was a solider though.

 

[XX]

Kruger has better possession metrics (especially shot suppression), Richardson has better P/60 at even strength. Kruger generally sees tougher minutes than Richardson does, though, and saw like 75-80% of his zone starts in the defensive end during his time in Chicago. They're about even at faceoffs.

It's a very lateral move at best if it pans out, assuming Richardson is gone. Kruger has more legs and is more suited to a tempo game but that's about it. The risk is messing with the room, especially with regards to Richardson.

 

[Tad Mikowski]

The thing I like most about this trade is that Chayka is active already and working the phones in May. no days off, I love it.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

I don't know any other way to read the "off the ice" comment than Kruger's OEL's buddy.

 

[mouser]

Kruger's contract was front loaded. So the Yotes pick him up for one year at $2.07m with the Carolina retention.

No problem at all with this deal. Richardson replacement.

 

[RABBIT]

Basically we lose a player who can be replaced by Crouse or AHL depth, swap Rich for a potentially equal player in production.. and it cost Carolina 20 or so spots in the draft.

I'm good with this