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Joe McDonald, ESPN Staff Writer 8y

Bruins sign D Krug to four-year deal

NHL, Boston Bruins

BOSTON - The Boston Bruins have signed defenseman Torey Krug to a four-year contract worth an average annual value of $5.25 million, the team announced.

Krug, 25, is entering his fifth season with the Bruins organization after the team signed him as a free agent out of Michigan State University on March 25, 2012. He played a career-high 81 games for the Bruins during the 2015-16 season and registered four goals and 40 assists for 44 points. He also posted a plus-nine rating and led all Bruins blueliners in assists and points and was second in ice time per game (21:36) behind captain Zdeno Chara (24:05).

Krug is considered a power-play specialist and has improved his two-way game during his four seasons with the Bruins. Overall, Krug has 30 goals and 95 assists for 125 points in 241 regular-season games for the Bruins. In 27 postseason games for Boston, he has six goals and 10 assists for 16 points.

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