Bruins Extend Krug

The biggest signing on the eve of the free agent frenzy was the Boston Bruins inking defenseman Torey Krug to a 4-year contract extension, just before he was to officially become a restricted free agent.  The deal is reportedly worth $21 million, which works out to be a $5.25 million cap hit per season, which doesn't look too bad for the future face of the Bruins blueline.

In 81 games last season, Krug finished with 4 goals and 44 points, ranking 21st among all defensemen in scoring.  He may not have a great deal for goals, but he does have a good eye for offense and his 40 assists are a very good indication of that.  He will certainly be one of those good defensemen that you can pick up in the middle rounds of the draft and count on him for 40-to-45 points, if all goes well with the Bruins in free agency.

The Bruins are right in the thick of their retooling/rebuild and as much as they have a core group of NHL regulars, they still have a lot of holes to fill, especially if they want to find their way back into the playoffs before too long.  They should have no problems with their cap situation, because I currently have them at $19.2 million below the cap ceiling for the players in colour below, which is only 14 guys today.

Forwards	Cap	Defense	Cap	Goalies	Cap
David Krejci	7.250	Zdeno Chara	6.917	Tuukka Rask	7.000
Patrice Bergeron	6.875	Torey Krug	5.250
Brad Marchand	4.500	Kevan Miller	2.500
Matt Beleskey	3.800
Jimmy Hayes	2.300
Ryan Spooner	0.950
David Pastrnak	0.925
Zac Rinaldo	0.850	Adam McQuaid	2.750
Frank Vatrano	0.793
Zach Senyshyn	0.894	Rob O'Gara	0.925	Zane McIntyre	0.925
Jake DeBrusk	0.894	Jakub Zboril	0.894	Malcolm Subban	0.925
Danton Heinen	0.873	Matt Grzelcyk	0.859	Daniel Vladar	0.743
Austin Czarnik	0.818	Brandon Carlo	0.789
Sean Kuraly	0.809	Linus Arnesson	0.818
Noel Acciari	0.793	Jeremy Lauzon	0.770
Anton Blidh	0.784
Colton Hargrove	0.738
Colby Cave	0.655
Seth Griffith	0.625
Peter Cehlarik	0.743

Pool worthy, non-pool roster players, injured/retired cap hits, in the system