Confirmed with Link: Pat Maroon to NJ for 2019 3rd and J. D. Dudek

[Emperoreddy]

 

[John Pedro]

Evander Kane is a idiot and Ray values those things very highly. The last thing you want is a *****ebag throwing a monkey wrench in our plans when things don't go his way.

We traded pieces that are irrelevant for two players who can give us 35 to 40 goals, ona annual basis of course, without giving up a single roster player.

That's called magic right there.

Maroon is the same thing, maybe not the headache Kane can be off the ice, but on ice, he does a lot of bonehead plays too. Kane is better, has a better shot, is way faster and brings basically the same physicality. And he doesn't need McDavid to be relevant offensively, he can drive a (third) line on his own. I get why Shero would avoid him, but I think he would be a great fit on ice. Kane-Zacha-Bratt line could be wonderful.

 

[TrufleShufle]

I'm not as happy with the player as I am with the fact that at this point in the year we traded for a ......rental. I thought we were signing a few guys we did at the start of the year purely to pawn off as rentals. Great day.

 

[JK3]

I like it, wonder where he'll slot in. I'd imagine Grabner moves to RW. I guess Mojo is toast too.

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

I'm not 100% sure what Boyle brings right now. I'll take Maroon over Boyle in that role at the moment.

His story is inspiring and he seems like a great guy, but I'm not sure our optimal lineup has him in it. He has 2 points in his last 24 games...He's a good faceoff guy, that's about it. Coleman as the 4C would be better for this team imo.

Hall-Nico-Palmieri
Maroon-Zacha-Wood
Grabner-Zajac-Noesen/Bratt
Gibbons-Coleman-Bratt/Noesen

 

[TrufleShufle]

Maroon is the same thing, maybe not the headache Kane can be off the ice, but on ice, he does a lot of bonehead plays too. Kane is better, has a better shot, is way faster and brings basically the same physicality. And he doesn't need McDavid to be relevant offensively, he can drive a (third) line on his own. I get why Shero would avoid him, but I think he would be a great fit on ice. Kane-Zacha-Bratt line could be wonderful.

Bone head moves on the ice is one thing, sucks, but a good team can kill the PK (for the most part.) Typically when a team is playing above what people expected (Vegas,) it has a lot to do with how well the team is working together on and off the ice. I would rather have the lesser on ice player to add with out the risk of disrupting whatever culture has been made in the locker room to make these guys play so well together.

 

[Hischier and Hughes]

Is there any video footage of Maroon being interviewed?

 

[MartyOwns]

He has 2 points in his last 24 games

holy shit seriously? lol...that's bad. but if i had to guess, i'd say he'll be a much more valuable guy to us in the playoffs than the regular season. both on and off the ice

 

[Spoiled Bratt]

Maroon is the same thing, maybe not the headache Kane can be off the ice, but on ice, he does a lot of bonehead plays too. Kane is better, has a better shot, is way faster and brings basically the same physicality. And he doesn't need McDavid to be relevant offensively, he can drive a (third) line on his own. I get why Shero would avoid him, but I think he would be a great fit on ice. Kane-Zacha-Bratt line could be wonderful.

Well you're forgetting the fact that we didn't give up anything of value compared to what SJ gave up for Kane.

I wouldn't of taken Kane at the price we got Maroon because of his shit ass attitude. The last thing we needed is a dirtbag f***ing up our season.

 

[NJDevs26]

Enough with the Evander Kane posts...take it up in the deadline thread. This is about Maroon.

 

[Emperoreddy]

It is fun to be buyers again, that is for sure.

 

[Darkauron]

I f***ing hate how canadian media is twisting Maroons words already so much. f*** off

 

[Emperoreddy]

I ****ing hate how canadian media is twisting Maroons words already so much. **** off

And they asked him the question in the first place. He was honest, but he is also saying all the right things about playing here.

Edmonton media is the legit worst. They deserve that franchise.

 

[Saugus]

I'm surprised to see us buying so much at the deadline when we're running just ahead of the playoff bubble. We're not in win now mode yet, and I would have thought we'd keep the powder dry until next year. But this trade is good value, even if Maroon only ends up being a rental.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

 

[TrufleShufle]

Hmmmm... Do you think he would switch it if we get Kovy back this summer??

 

[OmNomNom]

f*** kovalchuk

on another note, he better do better than the last #17 we had....

 

[AveryQuietMan]

I ****ing hate how canadian media is twisting Maroons words already so much. **** off

what else are they gonna do? thats the game. everyone in this situation is playing it properly. maroon re-signing would be better than hayes and stafford put together. who knows what happens in the coming months. maybe he likes what he sees and wants to stay. wouldnt look too much into a guy saying he would love to circle back to the team he was traded from minutes prior.

 

[Emperoreddy]

I'm surprised to see us buying so much at the deadline when we're running just ahead of the playoff bubble. We're not in win now mode yet, and I would have thought we'd keep the powder dry until next year. But this trade is good value, even if Maroon only ends up being a rental.

It is a little odd, but I don’t think we can get hurt at the prices we paid. Plus Shero did indicate he is open to resigning both of them depending on how they fit the rest of the way.

 

[AveryQuietMan]

I'm surprised to see us buying so much at the deadline when we're running just ahead of the playoff bubble. We're not in win now mode yet, and I would have thought we'd keep the powder dry until next year. But this trade is good value, even if Maroon only ends up being a rental.

what exactly did we give up???? rykov? for a taste of the playoffs gotta be ok with that. we havent been a true landing spot for russians for decades anyway.

i think shero is doing a really good job. kind of hard to follow lou....... but shero says hold my beer.

 

[Jets012]

Boyle's the odd man out I'm afraid. Like was said above, great story, but once Gibbons comes back, Boyle needs to be the healthy scratch.

 

[Blender]

I'm surprised to see us buying so much at the deadline when we're running just ahead of the playoff bubble. We're not in win now mode yet, and I would have thought we'd keep the powder dry until next year. But this trade is good value, even if Maroon only ends up being a rental.

We acquired quite a bit of help for not that much of a return. It's also about ensuring we both get to the playoffs, and can be competitive when we get there. We aren't a contender or anything, but just getting the young guys some playoff experience and establishing a culture of winning with the expectations to match is invaluable to a young team.

 

[Saugus]

We acquired quite a bit of help for not that much of a return. It's also about ensuring we both get to the playoffs, and can be competitive when we get there. We aren't a contender or anything, but just getting the young guys some playoff experience and establishing a culture of winning with the expectations to match is invaluable to a young team.

That's true. Just making the playoffs again after a full rebuild will be an achievement. I wonder how much of this is geared at keeping Hall happy.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

Boyle's the odd man out I'm afraid. Like was said above, great story, but once Gibbons comes back, Boyle needs to be the healthy scratch.

Even if I agree with you, we all know that isn't going to happen

 

[Bleedred]

I didn’t like when I first saw this, because I thought it was possibly gonna be for more than we paid for Grabner.

It’s pretty cheap though.

And Maroon has pretty decent numbers before McDavid. Still a really good 3rd line guy.