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Boston Globe
08-05-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Former Bruins defenseman Torey Krug's career likely over due to injury
'I'm hoping and he's hoping I'm wrong, and he's pushing, but the surgery that he had, it was very, very invasive.' Advertisement Krug, who spent the first nine seasons of his NHL career with the Bruins Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up 'I fractured my ankle six years ago now in the playoffs when I was with Boston. Over the last few years, it's starting to get worse and worse,' Krug told reporters. 'I've been able to manage it for so long now. Last year was definitely tough, trying to manage the pain level. This summer, I wasn't really able to do the things I needed to do to prepare for the NHL season, a lot of pain and stuff.' Advertisement If Krug can't return to game action, he will likely spend the last two seasons of his seven-year, $45.5 million contract with St. Louis on long-term injured reserve. Krug was a dynamic playmaker on Boston's D corps from 2011-20, appearing in 523 games with Boston and scoring 67 goals and 270 assists. The 34-year-old defenseman played a key role in Boston's last two runs to a Stanley Cup Final. A poised playmaker with a booming shot, the 5-foot-9 defenseman provided a spark in his first taste of the postseason in 2013. He scored four goals and recording six points over 15 playoff games that year. He was a menace in Boston's second-round series against Henrik Lundqvist and the Rangers during that playoff push, scoring four goals over five games. Krug was arguably Boston's most impactful defenseman during Boston's 2019 Cup run, scoring 18 points (12 on the power play) over 24 games. Had Boston defeated St. Louis in the Stanley Cup Finals that spring, the clip of Krug's 337 career points ranks fifth all-time among Bruins defensemen — trailing only Ray Bourque, Bobby Orr, Zdeno Chara, and Brad Park. The former undrafted free agent out of Michigan State is also the Bruins' all-time leading scorer among American skaters. Advertisement Conor Ryan can be reached at
The Independent
26-02-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Algeria's Guedioura hits back at Jamie Carragher's AFCON remarks with 2019 triumph video
Ex-Algerian international Adlène Guedioura has responded to Jamie Carragher 's recent comments about the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) by sharing a video of Algeria's 2019 Cup victory. Carragher, the former Liverpool defender, claimed on Sky Sports (23 February) that AFCON is not a "big tournament" while discussing why Mohamed Salah would need to win the Champions League to claim the Ballon d'Or. In response, Guedioura took to Twitter on Tuesday (26 February), writing, "AFCON is major, AFRICA is BIG. You never lived this…" emphasizing the importance of the tournament and its cultural significance.
