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Originally Posted by GioforPM
I had thought the story was that Maroon was thinking he'd get a raise and the offers just didn't come in. He was a fairly late UFA signing. He probably wishes he'd been a UFA after his first year in Edmonton when he scored 27, and not after dropping the next year.
He is making about $250K less now than with Anaheim/Edmonton/NJ.
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I'm sure that's what it was. I remember a couple of interviews where he admitted it.
at the end he ended up just taking what St. Louis was offering as he didn't have many choices and he really wanted to play at home.
what's funny is how Maroon is another example that not making a move can often be the best move.
when looking for an article about his signing, there were a lot of "Trade Maroon" articles in December and January of this past season. combination of poor play and the Blues needing assets to make up for the fact they're going to miss the playoffs.
https://lastwordonhockey.com/2019/01...atrick-maroon/
Barring a miracle, the Blues are not going to make the playoffs for the second straight year. This is even more disappointing after acquiring the forwards over the offseason that were supposed to be the missing pieces.
The Blues need to try to obtain players that will make the Blues better consistently in the future and Maroon just is not that guy. He has been that guy in the past with other teams. Maroon might be worth taking a chance on, but ultimately the Blues do not have much room to take chances.
https://www.prohockeyrumors.com/2019...be-traded.html
The Blues have little reason not to shop him ahead of the deadline and sell him off to the highest bidder. Expect just that to happen by February 26th.