It’s hard to say how much of an impact Marcus Kruger will have with the Carolina Hurricanes.
With the Chicago Blackhawks, Kruger was a checking center, asked to do a lot of the dirty defensive work, taking key defensive-zone draws. It’s possible he may do the same for the Canes, taking on the fourth-line center duties that veteran Jay McClement handled the past few seasons.
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Kruger did win two Stanley Cups with Chicago.