Yeahhhhh no.

One of the most senseless ACGMs I've seen lately

3 late 1st rounders doesn’t get Luke Hughes, not to mention the Devils don’t consider moving him because we literally have his brother.

I can't stand Blues fans sometimes. Kyrou is the most dynamic offensive player the Blues have had since a young Tarasenko and everyone hates on him because he lacks some defensive consistency.

Luke Hughes starts with.... uh....

Luke Hughes will not be a St Louis Blue in this decade

3 late firsts is not enough for the Devils to trade away their future #1D and the brother of their franchise player

Canes have no need for Krug. I mean, he isn’t beating out Slavin and Skjei in the top 4, and having him play 3LD is a waste. Then the Canes would have to pay to dump him if Nikishin comes over. Kyrou would be amazing in Carolina, but any deal including Krug is a deal breaker.

...and then Luke returns to Michigan to play two seasons, signs in NJ as free agent in 2025

Dude, you need to like re-think your stuff. Just for starters, NJ is not interested in this sort of thing, so you can just forget it. And frankly, you're overpaying, which you kinda always do.

Now... buddy, you have a problem. This is an intervention. We're all friends here. This is a safe space. Nobody will judge you. Everybody needs help sometimes. We're here for you.

Kyrou is about to make it two seasons in a row at about PPG, and this time will probably hit 40 goals. He's also 15th in even strength goals, level with McKinnon and just ahead of Tkachuk/Thompson/Matthews. At 24. And he's still only getting 18 minutes a night. He is also fine playmaker at evens and on the PP. He is also the team's most important transition player by a fair margin, which is saying something, because the Blues have a few other transition beasts in the room.

Top 10 NHL controlled entries
Top 10 NHL rush chances
Top 5 NHL carry + rush chance

Enough said about that. As for his defense, you guys really exaggerate. He absolutely has made progress with two way play, and I'm kinda confused as to how anyone would miss it, considering how absent he was with it two years ago. So he's -34 this season right? Setting aside that it's not actually individual stat, that's terrible. No two ways about it.

But what if I reminded you that basically HALF that total (-17) came in the first 10 games of the season when he and ROR were bizarrely awful. And actually, since March, he's +2. The very definition of improvement. Now what if I told that 16 of those minuses were ENGs against, which the Blues lead the league in this season. His +/- is bad, but it's not nearly as bad as you guys and some supposed "experts" make it out to be. Meanwhile, he's also now second among Blues Fs, and 3rd overall on the team, in takeaways this season. Last time I check, this is defense being played.

I'm really not sure what you're missing, man. It's baffling. But even if you do want to trade him, your asks are always BRUTAL. Look at this one.

The retention on Krug eats the 1st, end of story. Minimum. So you want to give Kyrou (whose locked-in contract is going to be a ridiculous bargain in a few years) AND Krug FOC for an A- prospect who has at best stagnated this season at a position where there's no place for him until 24/25 when he can hold down 3rd pairing + a pair of deferred 2nds.

O_O

What are you doing to yourself, buddy? Let's get you some counseling. It's gonna be okay. We know what this is and how to treat it. You have "young Brett Hull syndrome" - back in the 80's EVERYONE was cured of this. 100% success rate. You're gonna be fine.

He’s literally one of the worst defenders in the NHL and Tarasenko was much better.

Who cares, he plays wing and Tarasenko was the exact same when he was young. Constantly took plays off defensively. Heaven forbid they have someone more focused on offense than defense.