BruinDust
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It does sort of feel to me that their end will be about the same- when the dynamism starts to wane, Krug I think *will* start looking like the Liles we had here for two seasons. Not a terrible player, but not one worth the money he will be commanding after signing a long term deal. I could see doing Krug 4-5 years, but past that and I think there is a real risk. Then again, players all age differently and it's possible that Krug plays at this level till 35.
I am trying to think of another smallish offensive d-man that maintained his performance past the early 30s and am coming up with nothing. Can you think of any?
Oh don't get me wrong, I expect Krug's production to start to tail off as he approaches his mid-30s. I just don't see many similarities to him and Liles. There is risk now anytime you sign a guy into his age 33-34-35-36 seasons. My biggest concern with Krug is his wheels. As dynamic as he is offensively, he isn't even the skater Liles was (Liles was a heck of skater in his prime, very smooth). But he trumps Liles in all other offensive aspects of the game.
As for an example I can't think of any. But we also didn't have many D-men Krug's size up until about 5 years ago so maybe that's why it's difficult to find a comparison.