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People get all riled up talking about Krug's future, if there is a good deal to be made, go for it, he's a great guy, leader, heart, and good player. But I have no problem playing devil's advocate before a huge contract is given and these are some things that stand out to me.
In polling on here there has been a pretty major shift from "they will and should re-sign him" to "they won't and should not."
Penalty kill time has dropped from 11% to 2% over the last 5 years.
Most sheltered D the last 3 yrs:
Off. Zone Faceoff %
67% Krug
61% Barrie
60% Dunn
59% Sergachev
With that, Krug's "on-ice" 5v5 ranks last 3 yrs:
51st/114 in Goals/60
49th/114 in xGoals/60
73rd/114 in High Danger Attempts/60
How are B's so mediocre on 5v5 offense with him??
Off. Zone Faceoff %
67% Krug
61% Barrie
60% Dunn
59% Sergachev
With that, Krug's "on-ice" 5v5 ranks last 3 yrs:
51st/114 in Goals/60
49th/114 in xGoals/60
73rd/114 in High Danger Attempts/60
How are B's so mediocre on 5v5 offense with him??
No question that Krug is a power play master, but how much of a drop-off will happen? How much of a premium is Sweeney going to pay for PP quarterbacking skill?
Given his lack of penalty killing time, and how sheltered he is on 5v5 faceoffs, I think that says a lot about what the team thinks of his defending skills. But maybe I'm way off base there?
