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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.
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.