Confirmed with Link: Maroon to Edmonton

[ChickenBurrito]

I liked him so it's sad to see him go but I think it's better in the short and long term.

 

[paine]

Smart. All about the money.

 

[Static]

That's too bad, Maroon is a player in the playoffs.

 

[pesko]

Why do you hate the kids, BM?

 

[Chelle]

Smart. All about the money.

Yeah, we can happily continue to pay Stoner and Bieksa 7m(!!!) a year now

 

[AngelDuck]

Didn't Maroon have like 8 goals in the playoffs last year? I hate this.

 

[mighty Stanley Duck]

All the best in Edmonton Patty

 

[alcolol]

Why do you hate the kids, BM?

Quite the opposite. GMBM just added $2mm to his pockets for re-signing Lindholm, Rakell, Vatanen, etc.

 

[Force951]

Didn't Maroon have like 8 goals in the playoffs last year? I hate this.

Playing with Getzlaf and Perry, which with our current forward group he wouldn't get that chance again.

 

[PrototypeX85]

Ugh... hate this.

 

[dracom]

Do we know what the pick and prospect is yet?

 

[AngelDuck]

Guessing Edmonton's 3rd (which is really more of a late 2nd)

 

[Force951]

 

[pesko]

Quite the opposite. GMBM just added $2mm to his pockets for re-signing Lindholm, Rakell, Vatanen, etc.

Meant the Kid's Club

 

[Jack Bauer DAMNIT]

This one is harder to swallow because we don't know what the exact return is yet. You never know, our wizard GM might have cast a spell again..

 

[nbducksfan19]

And Edmonton 4th Is basically a ducks 3rd. Looks like we essentially swapped maroon for mcginn, which is a good deal

 

[alcolol]

Meant the Kid's Club

Ohhh lmao

 

[pesko]

I like Patty, but Garbutt and McGinn make him expendable, and it's 2M off the books. Still, it could've been done after the season.

 

[DucksAreCool]

Maroon wasn't going to do anything in the playoffs this year. He's had a down year and would not be playing with Getzlaf and Perry.

 

[duckpuck]

Great trade. Not bashing Maroon, but McGuinn is an instant upgrade for this year and this frees up $2M in both 2016-17 and 2017-18 - money the Ducks can use to re-sign Perron or others.

 

[Elvs]

With 2 forwards coming in someone had to go. Would have liked to kept Maroon for the playoffs though, as I think he's played better the last 15-20 games. I feel bad for Maroon being traded to the Oilers, but I understand a forward had to be traded.

 

[Goose of Reason]

Maroon wasn't going to do anything in the playoffs this year. He's had a down year and would not be playing with Getzlaf and Perry.

Yep. Nobody wanted to trade DSP either after his playoffs the year before. Things change when you aren't put beside 2 elite players.

 

[Unholy]

Great trade. Not bashing Maroon, but McGuinn is an instant upgrade for this year and this frees up $2M in both 2016-17 and 2017-18 - money the Ducks can use to re-sign Perron or others.

With 2 forwards coming in someone had to go. Would have liked to kept Maroon for the playoffs though, as I think he's played better the last 15-20 games. I feel bad for Maroon being traded to the Oilers, but I understand a forward had to be traded.

My feelings as well

 

[Tecumseh]

Enjoyed his time here. He deserved a better fate than Edmonton.

 

[Duck Off]

Maroon wasn't going to do anything in the playoffs this year. He's had a down year and would not be playing with Getzlaf and Perry.

subtracting useful players at the deadline is a terrible idea for a contender.

I figured Maroon would be gone, but I figured it'd be in the off-season when much of roster could change. This is a bad move by Murray, more of bad timing, but still, bad move on his part.