Trade: Coyotes get Kruger

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Dave Vest (@davest4yotes) tweeted at 2:01 PM on Thu, May 03, 2018:
.@ArizonaCoyotes GM John Chayka: "We're very pleased to add Marcus to the Coyotes. Marcus is a solid, two-way center who is very responsible defensively and has good speed and skill. He's an excellent penalty killer and will provide us with good depth at the center ice position." https://t.co/7kOaHf3ltS

 

[Ronin]

Dave Vest (@davest4yotes) tweeted at 2:05 PM on Thu, May 03, 2018:
New @ArizonaCoyotes center Marcus Kruger has notched 34 goals and 77 assists in 446 @NHL games. He helped Chicago win the Stanley Cup in 2013 and 2015.

 

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Marcus Kruger and a third-round draft choice in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for forward Jordan Martinook and a fourth-round draft choice in 2018.

 

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Craig Morgan (@craigsmorgan) tweeted at 2:19 PM on Thu, May 03, 2018:
Carolina will retain 10 percent of Marcus Kruger's salary.

 

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Dave Vest (@davest4yotes) tweeted at 2:33 PM on Thu, May 03, 2018:
.@ArizonaCoyotes GM John Chayka on new center Marcus Kruger: "He's a guy that's made a living and won Cups being a stabilizer up the middle."

 

[Ronin]

Dave Vest (@davest4yotes) tweeted at 2:34 PM on Thu, May 03, 2018:
.@ArizonaCoyotes GM John Chayka on acquiring new center Marcus Kruger: "It's very difficult to find centers ... they're in short supply. This was an opportunity to get a player that fits well with our group both on and off the ice."

 

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Craig Morgan (@craigsmorgan) tweeted at 2:36 PM on Thu, May 03, 2018:
Coyotes GM said Marcus Kruger has hernia surgery on his abdomen a couple weeks ago that had been nagging him a while. Believes his play in Carolina was not emblematic of the player.

 

[Ronin]

Craig Morgan (@craigsmorgan) tweeted at 2:37 PM on Thu, May 03, 2018:
John Chayka said this does not completely eliminate the possibility of bringing back UFA center Brad Richardson. They will "still have discussions."

 

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Craig Morgan (@craigsmorgan) tweeted at 2:48 PM on Thu, May 03, 2018:
John Chayka on Marcus Kruger: "We’re not making this trade believing that we’re acquiring the Marcus Kruger of the Carolina Hurricanes. For whatever reason, it wasn’t a fit; it didn’t work out for him there. He never got the traction in his role that allowed him to have success."

 

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Craig Morgan (@craigsmorgan) tweeted at 3:03 PM on Thu, May 03, 2018:
Marcus Kruger said former Chicago teammate and current Coyote Niklas Hjalmarsson called him right after the trade. Both are excited to be reunited.

 

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Dave Vest (@davest4yotes) tweeted at 3:16 PM on Thu, May 03, 2018:
Marcus Kruger on trade to @ArizonaCoyotes: “I’m excited. This is nothing I really expected, but when I found out I was really excited. I started to think about guys I played with in the past (Hjalmarsson, Raanta, Ekman-Larsson). It’s a team with a really bright future.”

 

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Dave Vest (@davest4yotes) tweeted at 3:07 PM on Thu, May 03, 2018:
New @ArizonaCoyotes center Marcus Kruger and @OEL23 were roommates when they played for Sweden at the IIHF World Junior Championship, and they were teammates last year when Sweden won the IIHF World Championship.

 

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Dave Vest (@davest4yotes) tweeted at 3:29 PM on Thu, May 03, 2018:
Marcus Kruger on trade to @ArizonaCoyotes: "I’m real excited to get a chance to play. I think it's a really good situation. The team has a lot of youth and a lot of talent and keeps getting better ... I’ll probably be one of the older guys, so I’ll try to help out any way I can.”

 

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I loved Martinook but 3-4 line hard working penalty killers are pretty common and cheap. I hope the hernia surgery brings back the old Kruger.

 

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