St. Louis Blues confirm crushing news for top defenseman: Torey Krug is done for the season
The St. Louis Blues confirmed horrible news today as top defenseman Torey Krug will miss the entire 2024-25 season.
It has been an eventful offseason for the St. Louis Blues. After signing franchise star Pavel Buchnevich to a six-year $48 million extension ($8 million annually), they made shockwaves through the league with offer sheets to Philip Broberg and Dylan Holloway of the Edmonton Oilers.
These two major additions came at the cost of a second round pick (compensation for Philip Broberg's two-year $4.58 million annual deal), and a third round pick (compensation for Dylan Holloway's two-year $2.29 million annual deal). While they will bolster the roster, we now know the Blues have lost a key piece for the entire season in Torey Krug.
Blues president Doug Armstrong has made an official announcement:
The decision to undergo surgery was reached following an effort to rehabilitate the injury through non-surgical interventions.
We wish Torey Krug the best as he recovers this season. Hopefully this will not mark the end of his 700-game NHL career as an undersized offensive defenseman.
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SEPTEMBRE 3 | 125 ANSWERS St. Louis Blues confirm crushing news for top defenseman: Torey Krug is done for the season Do you think Torey Krug will ever return to the NHL? | ||
| Yes | 37 | 29.6 % |
| No | 88 | 70.4 % |
| LIST OF POLLS | ||
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Conor Garland | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Dylan Guenther | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Nick Schmaltz | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Jake Debrusk | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jack McBain | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Alex Newhook | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Mikhail Sergachev | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jayden Struble | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Cole Caufield | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Logan Cooley | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Christian Dvorak | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Barrett Hayton | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Quinn Hughes | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Clayton Keller | - | 1 | 1 | |
| David Savard | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Pius Suter | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Arber Xhekaj | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Josh Anderson | - | - | - | |
| Joel Armia | - | - | - | |
| Arshdeep Bains | - | - | - | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 22 | 18 | 4 | - | 36 | |
Devils | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 32 | |
Hurricanes | 21 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 31 | |
Wild | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 30 | |
Golden Knights | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 30 | |
Capitals | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 29 | |
Maple Leafs | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Flames | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 27 | |
Stars | 20 | 13 | 7 | - | 26 | |
Rangers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||