Article: SOME AVALANCHE PLAYERS FEEL PRESSURE OF BUBBLE DEFENSEMAN KRUPP WOULD LIKE TO REMAIN IN COLORADO BUT THINKS HE'S HEADED ELSEWHERE.(Sports)

Byline: Jim Benton Rocky Mountain News Staff Writer

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Uwe Krupp sat in his dressing stall Wednesday, staring at his equipment bag, and he didn't like what he saw.

Krupp, who made $1.5 million last season, will become an unrestricted free agent July 1 and his future as a member of the Avalanche is cloudy.

``They gave me a Koho bag instead of an Avalanche bag,'' Krupp said. ``It is newer but, you read between the lines. It doesn't look too promising. I would like to think that's not the case but if you look at the record of how our team has

re-signed free agents, it could be a problem.''

Krupp came ...

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