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Rumor: Bruins GM: No progress on Krug Talks
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Didn`t Krug get traded last Monday? 
AhosDatsyukian
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Why trade assets for OEL and his contract rather than just re-signing Krug? Doesn't really make sense to me.
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Number1RedWingsFan52
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Sweeney already offered Krug 6 x $6,500,000 just a week or two ago and Krug balked at it, Torey is gone pure and simple.
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Wonder what the disagreement is: money, movement protection, term?
Number1RedWingsFan52
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I think it's money, He's rumored to want between $7.5M to $8.0M per season for 6 or 7 years. Doubt he gets that much now with the flat cap and all.
violaswallet
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Makes sense. I guess at 8M the question is whether or not Boston prefer OEL
If I were him, it would be term probably: push for 8 years at 6.5 or 7
HAHA.......TomorrowDidn`t Krug get traded last Monday?
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When will people stop asking this it's becoming a meme.
AhosDatsyukian
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Sorry I haven't ventured around these boards or the OEL threads too often so I actually haven't seen this asked. Is there a good answer to the question?
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Same. I don't know why the Bs would balk at paying Krug only to turn around and trade for OEL's $8.25M AAV contract. The only way that makes sense is if Krug's more or less made up his mind to leave Boston (e.g., maybe he wants to play closer to home).
Mpasta
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Krug sucks at defense and can't play on the first D pairing.
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Because the Bruins need size particulary on the left side. Krug is also immensely talented, but only at one end of the ice. The Bruins almost exclusively start him for offense zone faceoffs and can be a liabilty in his own zone. OEL is a more rounded player and fit better going forward
^^ And to give Krug some of the lowest TOI against elite competition and all that avoiding of defensive zone starts, it means the Bruins #1 pairing gets hammered. When that pairing is led by Chara, maybe that makes sense. When it’s led by a two way D like McAvoy WHO STILL MANAGED TO OUT SCORE KRUG BY ALMOST 50% AT 5 ON 5 does it still make sense to stab one of your pairings in the back?
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First, OEL is the better all round player.
Secondly and the part that no one really gets is the salary cap. OEL will cost assets yes, but the Bruins would also be able to move some salary Arizona's way thereby lessening the impact OEL's cap hit. Meanwhile, signing Krug would just cost pure cap space.
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AhosDatsyukian
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Bruins can move salary independent of OEL, not sure what that has to do with anything... I agree OEL is better all around, but I think he's a different skillset and one that the Bruins just don't really need as much with McAvoy and Carlo already there. He's not going to be as effective as Krug on the PP, though he'll be better on D 5on5 for sure. And I would bet that Krug's deal winds up being quite a bit less than OEL's.
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He's better than Krug and pairs much better with McAvoy.
