Super BAd take from Flyers writer...Really BAd

[STL fan in MN]

I have a potential dumb question.

What is Krugs KNOWN HEALTH STATUS?

When I hear or read Krug and LTIR in the same sentence around here it is always pretty much stated as LTIR bound. But is he?

I know Krug can retire at any point....or opt to take his contract to the end on LTIR......but what are his options as a player to return to the game if he so desires? Is he still sitting around waiting to hear a medical report? Wouldn't it be in both parties best interest to get this hammered out and determined?

Or what am I missing?

Armstrong said Krug is unlikely to ever play again, though that’s not definitive. I’d guess he’s out for the full season even if he does try and come back eventually.

https://www.nhl.com/news/torey-krug-lik ... trong-says

Yeah, the guy has 2 long bolts fusing his foot/ankle together now. He’s done. And even if for some reason Krug was delusional and thought he could return, he’d have to be cleared by the Blues docs and there’s no way they would unless he could actually skate at NHL caliber still. But that’s pretty much impossible with this surgery. And I doubt Krug is delusional. He’s done. Gets to collect his money the next 2 years while he rides out on LTIR and plays with his kids, tries to get back to a normal day to day life.

[skilles]

I got us with about 1.5 million left after signing Faksa and Hofer and before Krugs money is available and still needing a middle/top 6 center.

Obviously moving Texier and Joseph would put us in a much better situation but those might prove to be tough sells.

The Blues will probably be able to extend Hofer, Faksa (or get a comparable UFA), and Suter (if they want) with the currently available 5.9M-ish in space.

For any new UFA signings, you're allowed to exceed the cap during the offseason by 10%, so that's an extra 9.5M until the first day of the season when Krug's 6.5M can go on LTIR. That's plenty of wiggle room to try and acquire a 2C if you can find one.

In anticipation of day one and needing to make room for Krug's 6.5M before he goes on LTIR, you send the following down to Springfield:

Bolduc @ 863K (waivers exempt)
Snuggerud @950K (waivers exempt)
Texier @2.1M (requires waivers)
Joseph @2.95M (requires waivers)

That's 6.83M. Nobody is really going to be concerned if we lose Texier or Joseph, and given that they aren't league minimum guys the likelihood that they'll even get picked is low. Tons of players sneak through waivers at the beginning of the season because most teams are trying to do the same thing the Blues will be doing.

The Blues will be fine.

Ah good call, Ive been way underestimating the overage allowance and good call on the waivers to. So yeah we are in great shape

[dhsux]

I have a potential dumb question.

What is Krugs KNOWN HEALTH STATUS?

When I hear or read Krug and LTIR in the same sentence around here it is always pretty much stated as LTIR bound. But is he?

I know Krug can retire at any point....or opt to take his contract to the end on LTIR......but what are his options as a player to return to the game if he so desires? Is he still sitting around waiting to hear a medical report? Wouldn't it be in both parties best interest to get this hammered out and determined?

Or what am I missing?

Armstrong said Krug is unlikely to ever play again, though that’s not definitive. I’d guess he’s out for the full season even if he does try and come back eventually.

https://www.nhl.com/news/torey-krug-lik ... trong-says

Thanks...I was a day too soon with my questions....but I guess he still holds out hope.

[Clark Kimble]

As a matter of maintaining good mental health, I generally discount and ignore any and all blogs as merely whims tapped on a keyboard with no credence or qualifications. That being said, I see nothing outrageous about the OP's link, though I fear it will be picked up as pure clickbait on a newspaper's online edition webpage and teased as a trade about to happen. Newspapers do nothing for their image nor credibility by running such baseless ignoranti kibble.

[Cahokanut]

I got us with about 1.5 million left after signing Faksa and Hofer and before Krugs money is available and still needing a middle/top 6 center.

Obviously moving Texier and Joseph would put us in a much better situation but those might prove to be tough sells.

The Blues will probably be able to extend Hofer, Faksa (or get a comparable UFA), and Suter (if they want) with the currently available 5.9M-ish in space.

For any new UFA signings, you're allowed to exceed the cap during the offseason by 10%, so that's an extra 9.5M until the first day of the season when Krug's 6.5M can go on LTIR. That's plenty of wiggle room to try and acquire a 2C if you can find one.

In anticipation of day one and needing to make room for Krug's 6.5M before he goes on LTIR, you send the following down to Springfield:

Bolduc @ 863K (waivers exempt)
Snuggerud @950K (waivers exempt)
Texier @2.1M (requires waivers)
Joseph @2.95M (requires waivers)

That's 6.83M. Nobody is really going to be concerned if we lose Texier or Joseph, and given that they aren't league minimum guys the likelihood that they'll even get picked is low. Tons of players sneak through waivers at the beginning of the season because most teams are trying to do the same thing the Blues will be doing.

The Blues will be fine.

Neither Bolduc or Snuggler gets through waivers. No one would waive players of that type and no one would let that pass.
Crazy talk.
Edmonton would move the earth to make sure they didnt pass through waivers.

That’s why it says “waivers exempt” next to their names. They can still go to the minors without waivers.

Oh my bad. I was talking crazy.

[seattleblue]

"The Blues are in a financial band much like Toronto."

"Big Brother & the Holding Company"
"Bread"
"Counting Crows"
that's all I got for now