The two worst secrets in Chicago the past couple weeks were the fact that Patrick Sharp was coming home, and Marcus Kruger was going to leave the Hawks for Vegas for the time being.
The Kruger deal only makes sense because it’s due to his salary, and Chicago Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman and Vegas GM George McPhee had made a deal that the Golden Knights take Trevor van Riemsdyk in the expansion draft which they have already flipped for a second round draft pick.
Kruger was one of those guys that just went about and did his job without much notoriety or need for fame.