Its a testament to a player that has had 3 appreciation threads on this board in two seasons of play and who's trade thread features as much passion and discussion.
Really loved Patrick Maroon here. Everything from his play on the ice, his hands around the net and scoring, and his ability to pick up his game and play with elite NHLers. The latter being a very rare skill. The vast majority of NHL players cannot play and adapt effectively up and down the lineup. Patrick could.
Love his humor, that he helped this young team to relax, to think positively and I really feel there was some chemistry between him and a successful team identity. Maroon is one of those change life, work, hard, believe type people. His whole presence in the NHL and playing in topsix suggests a player that just wouldn't give up under any circumstance and look at what its brought him.
So that we had a guy that scored 52goals here in exactly 2 seasons of play here. Only two players on the team scored more. You know who they are. In Patricks case with the vast majority of those goals being EV, where its harder to score.
Its nice as well that his last goal scored here was a typical Maroon hands kind of play, taking the puck swiftly and moving it to change angles and create an opening and tuck it home. A big guy with big hands.
I'll never forget this player and that he was an Oiler once. Even in bad times with this team he was able to make people smile. Theres few bigger gifts in life than that.