Citing a lacklustre performance, and a dumb name, the Toronto Maple Leafs parted ways with the man they once considered their goalie of the future - Patrick Maroon.
Upon realizing the poor fit, the club turned to Tristan Jarry between the pipes, but he also faltered in the starting role. Thus they, and Austin Watson, were shipped to Calgary for a package of players including an experienced starter in Sergei Bobrovsky, fourth-line wunderkinds Johan Larsson and Riley Sheahan, as well as the Gretzky of Niederbachs - Theodore.
The Leafs also acquired Artem Zub as part of the deal, because how could we not?
Thanks to the Flames organization for a tidy 48-hour negotiation that included extensively creative name-calling and multiple threats of bodily harm.
Zub-a-dub-dub!
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