Heading into the free agency period, there were quite a few Detroit Red Wings‘ fans who were holding out hope that GM Steve Yzerman would bring home Torey Krug, despite him likely demanding a healthy contract.
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Well, those Red Wings’ fans had their hearts broken as Krug, who is from Livonia, MI, is reportedly signing a 7-year, $6.5 million AAV with the St. Louis Blues.
7 years, $6.5 M AAV https://t.co/w44vMD2PJp
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) October 10, 2020
To be honest, this should not come as much of a surprise as the Red Wings are in the middle of a rebuild, and adding a player like Krug, though he would make the team better in the short-term, would not make much sense in the long-term.
We wish Krug the best of luck with the Blues…except for when he plays the Red Wings!
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TERRY FOSTER BLASTS DETROIT MEDIA FOR NOT TAKING LIONS HC MATT PATRICIA TO TASK
If you have been reading Detroit Sports Nation since Matt Patricia was hired by the Detroit Lions, you probably realize that pretty much every writer here wanted him fired by the time his first season was over. Though I joined the DSN team, I can promise you that I was in the same boat along with the rest of the staff!
We have constantly been calling for Lions’ ownership to fire both Patricia and GM Bob Quinn as they have proven their incompetence time and time again.
Yet, many in the Detroit media continue to sugarcoat everything rather than having a spine and giving a strong opinion one way or the other. This is not surprising because it is obvious they are scared of the repercussions of rocking the boat and possibly being shunned by the team they cover. (Note: there are a couple of local Lions blogs that are coming around and we welcome them to our bandwagon.)
On Friday, former Detroit sports writer and 97.1 The Ticket co-host Terry Foster posted an article on his blog in which he calls out the Detroit media for not taking Patricia to task.
To read the rest, please click on the link below.
Terry Foster blasts Detroit media for not taking Lions HC Matt Patricia to task
