Confirmed with Link: Pat Maroon for Luke Toporowski and a Conditional 6th Round Pick

[Mr. Make-Believe]

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[goldnblack]

SWEENIUS

 

[SPV]

Checks some boxes; big, hits, pain in the butt, cheap . Good depth move that could pay off

Edit: by cheap I meant price, but....

 

[NDiesel]

Just don't like the guy on the ice, but value wise and what he brings it makes sense. Wonder if he replaces Brazeau or flanks Boqvist with him...as slow as those two are they would be near impossible to handle down low and in front of the net.

 

[AngryMilkcrates]

 

[TheReal13Linseman]

Yeah. Meh. Why bother.

 

[Beesfan]

Just don't like the guy on the ice, but value wise and what he brings it makes sense. Wonder if he replaces Brazeau or flanks Boqvist with him...as slow as those two are they would be near impossible to handle down low and in front of the net.

I think Brazeau has played very well, and has the size we need on that line. Lauko probably comes out.

 

[Ladyfan]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[AngryMilkcrates]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[McGarnagle]

 

[Mad-Marcus]

yearly Stanley Cup rabbits foot, great teammate

 

[goldnblack]

I love that it happened in year 100. Meant to be.

 

[PB37]

Whelp. He knows what it takes to win. Greasy big guy for when games get greasy and calls for size.

So is this the 'big' move we've been hearing about?

 

[JRull86]

Free asset essentially.

Good depth move for them, brings exactly what they're missing.

 

[DaStinger]

Yuck...

 

[Sigh]

Not the guy from Minny that I was hoping for.

 

[shelbysdad]

So who had a 6th round pick in their prediction?

 

[LSCII]

Checks some boxes; big, hits, pain in the butt, cheap . Good depth move that could pay off

Edit: by cheap I meant price, but....

Does he though? He fights but isn't a big thrower of hits. He averages less than 2 a game for his career (1.89 per game), and that's before coming off of back surgery at the age of 35. Lauko for example has averaged nearly 3 a game (2.89 per game)in his time so far this year.

I personally don't get it. He doesn't make the team any better. He doesn't move the needle. This is basically rearranging the deck chairs on the titanic

 

[McGarnagle]

Put him on a line with JvR for the opening faceoff. They might make it to the blue line by the second period.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

Waste of a roster spot. Terrible player, not actually tough. Fights like Greg Campbell. A staged fighting Campbell.

Free, but why? This looks lazy by Sweeney. Maroon is at least the 15th forward.

 

[whatsbruin]

Whoa, what's Jack Edward's reaction/opinion ?

 

[TD Charlie]

Waste of a roster spot. Terrible player, not actually tough. Fights like Greg Campbell. A staged fighting Campbell.

Free, but why? This looks lazy by Sweeney. Maroon is at least the 15th forward.

Kinda where I'm at now too.

I get the idea. The execution was just piss poor.

 

[SPV]

Does he though? He fights but isn't a big thrower of hits. He averages less than 2 a game for his career, and that's before coming off of back surgery at the age of 35.

I personally don't get it. He doesn't make the team any better. He doesn't move the needle. This is basically rearranging the deck chairs on the titanic

I remember him banging us around when he was in Tampa and driving me crazy, so I think so. We don’t have the arms to get in an arms race with everyone this year, and of all those teams making crazy moves this week, it’s only going to pay off for one of them.

 

[LSCII]

I remember him banging us around when he was in Tampa and driving me crazy, so I think so. We don’t have the arms to get in an arms race with everyone this year, and of all those teams making crazy moves this week, it’s only going to pay off for one of them.

Again, anecdotal evidence vs reality. He doesn't even average 2 hits a game. Now I agree they don't have the horses this year, but Maroon doesn't change anything.

 

[Ladyfan]

Yuck...

exactly