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Torey Krug: Puck-moving defenseman, great passer, power play weapon...destroyer of teenagers?
Late in Game 1, Torey Krug delivered one of the first signature moments for the Bruins in this Final, as he went the length of the ice to lay out Robert Thomas of the St. Louis Blues.
.@ToreyKrug: closet linebacker.#NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/AzbOowmCur
— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) May 28, 2019
Let’s have another look!
ALL ABOARD THE KRUG TRAIN CHOO CHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO pic.twitter.com/DZh4MeFVMn
— Dan Ryan (@bruinshockeynow) May 28, 2019
The whole sequence was crazy, and the full-length replay makes it even better:
and the subsequent follow up of the Krug charge/non charge hit pic.twitter.com/w1k6WPwGRy
— Here's Your Replay ⬇️ (@HeresYourReplay) May 28, 2019
If you’re a Bruins fan, you can’t help but get pumped up watching 5’ 9” take a beating in front of his own net, emerge without taking a penalty, and then go a hundred feet or so to (legally) lay out an opposing player.
KRUG FOR PRESIDENT.
Of course, you knew wailing and grinding of teeth was coming, and it was predictable:
How the hell is that not a charging penalty on Krug? Wow.
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) May 28, 2019
Everything is a charge if you believe in yourself!
Anyways, Krug’s hustle and big finish will be talked about plenty over the next few days, and if the Bruins can finish this thing off, the photo that accompanies this post will be a keepsake for years to come.