I have to laugh at some of the comments in this thread... before the trade... most fans were saying a 3rd (as did I --
http://hfboards.mandatory.com/posts/140129231/ ), or a 3rd and a prospect. Other fan bases were saying they wanted no part of him.
http://hfboards.mandatory.com/threads/patrick-maroon-at-the-tdl.2434573/
Looks like we got a 3rd and a loooooong shot.
Chia gets exactly what almost everyone says Maroon is worth and Chia failed... ? I agree he is not the best negotiator but this is fair value. The entire NHL knew he was available... you honestly think Chiarelli turned down better offers? (Yeah, I know queue the... "this is Chia we are talking about"). The only teams that Chia would turn down
slightly better offers from are from the Bruins or the Flames... I support that. Most posters say Maroon is a 10-15 goal, 30 point LWer... how much do you get for one of those on an expiring contract?
For the Devils fans...
PROS: Decent hands down low, goes to the dirty areas, strong and difficult to move off the puck, sticks up for his teammates and seems well liked by his teammates.
He has been proven to be a good playoff performer.
CONS: slow, inconsistent, lazy at times, gets away from nothing from officials.