The St. Louis Blues will be without one of their top defencemen this season.
The Blues announced Tuesday that Torey Krug will undergo surgery to address pre-arthritic changes in his left ankle that will force him to miss the entire 2024-25 campaign.
The 33-year-old has attempted to rehab his injury for the last six to eight weeks with the goal of avoiding surgery.
The injury stems from a bone fracture Krug suffered earlier in his career.
Krug joined St. Louis in October 2020 as a free agent on a seven-year deal worth $6.5 million per season. If the Royal Oak, Mich., native is forced to miss the season, it could provide the Blues with cap space to consider other moves.
During his four seasons with the Blues, Krug has recorded 146 points and 154 penalty minutes in 255 regular-season games. In 778 career regular-season games, Krug has 483 points.
This now opens up more opportunities for Philip Broberg to play after St. Louis signed the defenceman to an offer sheet which was not matched by the Edmonton Oilers.
