Torey Krug
It’s safe to say that Torey Krug will want to remain injury-free this year, especially given his pending unrestricted free agent status should the Boston Bruins not manage to make a deal during the campaign.
Given in the past year or so, he’s twice gone down with different ankle injuries to the same leg, you have to question whether he does have a slight weak spot. Obviously the medical science team will have seen this and I’m sure he’s been working on it, but there’s always that tiny iota of doubt as a fan, so surely Krug himself feels it.
Think about this awful scenario; if Torey Krug were to go down injured on opening night and miss half the campaign, it’d be devastating for the Boston Bruins. For the player, it could well be the difference of at least $1 million per season on a new deal.
Torey Krug is projecting to be asking for nearly $8 million per season; to do so and be in with any chance of actually collecting such a pay check, he’s going to need to bring his breed of offensive production for a full 82-game season.
A fourth consecutive year above the fifty-point mark would certainly work in his favour. Last year, he managed to do so despite missing 18 games, perhaps sixty points should actually be the target in the 2019-20 season.
Whatever happens though, it’s going to be vital for the defenseman to remain fit and healthy in his contract year. Anything less is going to directly impact upon his wallet.