Confirmed Signing with Link: [STL] Pat Maroon signs with STL (1 year, $1.75M)

[zar]

Great hometown discounted deal for the Blues. Blues have done very well this off season.

Mad respect for Patty... taking the deal to be close to his son. I sincerely hope he doesn’t get injured and regret this decision from a financial perspective.

Would have loved him back on the Oil at $2.5-3 AAV for 3 years.

Good luck Big Rig!

 

[ManofSteel55]

What would you trade for him? Maroon and Allen for Talbot?

We'll give you the same thing we gave Anaheim for him. Maroon at 50% for a 3rd round pick and our worst prospect.

 

[ManofSteel55]

If Maroon was willing to sign for anything remotely NEAR 1.75M, how come the Oilers didn't resign him months ago?? How many millions did he lose just to stay in STL? Surely, there must've been much better offers.

Edmonton was rumored to have tried to negoiate with him before last season. Either the number was too big, or he just wanted to go play at home.

 

[67Blues]

The power of family can be a very strong motivator as compared to cash. This is especially true as his profession keeps him away from his child for the better part of 6-7 months since he does not have custody. If you have kids, you should fully understand his position.

 

[AjaxManifesto]

Works for me.

You only get one shot at being a parent.

 

[BleedBlue14]

St. Louis has had a nice offseason although I think one day they will regret losing Tage Thompson.

I have a feeling we won't. He will probably be a really good player. I firmly believe Kyrou will be better. Filter in Kostin and Bokk down the line we don't really have any room.

Granted I didn't think we had room for Maroon on the forward group anyways. Gotta feeling four lines are gonna be rolling

 

[Note Worthy]

St. Louis has had a nice offseason although I think one day they will regret losing Tage Thompson.

Doubtful. Not because Thompson won't/can't be a good player. But knowing we gave him up in a deal for ROR and kept our biggest prospects (Thomas, Kyrou), I think the Blues are fine with the decision and would do it again.

 

[LetsGoBLUES91]

First time EVER the Blues have gotten a hometown discount. Tkachuk(s) or Keller would have been preferred but I'll take it.

 

[steinerecliner]

Doubtful. Not because Thompson won't/can't be a good player. But knowing we gave him up in a deal for ROR and kept our biggest prospects (Thomas, Kyrou), I think the Blues are fine with the decision and would do it again.

I don't think so either. The Blues have so many prospects that will do just as much if not more than Tage, and what we got in ROR for a long term period is fine. The way the Blues are set up, they are going to be good for a number of years because as some players level the prospects come in, it will be a rotation of players but the competitive side will not change.

 

[Pointteen]

First time EVER the Blues have gotten a hometown discount. Tkachuk(s) or Keller would have been preferred but I'll take it.

Maroon is a goddamn hero. We all love him. Glad we lost to him seeing his son so often. I’ll never forget that interview.

 

[Empoleon8771]

That's a really dumb contract for Maroon to agree to, to be honest. He's coming off of 2 seasons with 42 and 43 points, so he signs a 1 year deal at a very cheap bargain? Good for the Blues of course, but I really don't see why Maroon is doing this. If he wanted to play for his home town, he could have at least gotten a couple of extra years as security.

 

[AjaxManifesto]

Good for you, dude. Go spend some time with your kid.

Instant fan favorite.

 

[Devilsfan118]

Instant fan favorite.

He's a legit good dude, it seems.

 

[NoName]

Wow, that is cheap. Well done St. Louis! The Islanders should take notes here.

 

[McFlyingV]

Good for Patty. I wish Anthony and him the best in St. Louis. If he wasn't going to sign in Edmonton I'm glad he got to go where his son is.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Was hoping the Oilers would get him back, though even at that low price it probably would've made it hard to sign Nurse (RFA) to a contract that both sides would be happy with. But I'd rather have Maroon on our team at 2m than Caggiula at 1.5m. Maybe Drake breaks out a bit this season, but I'm skeptical. Best of luck to Patty. Just don't kill us when you play us, please.

 

[AvatarAang]

This is sickening. I hope Edmonton fans burn Maroon's jersey. All 2 of them that accidentally bought Maroon's jersey and lost the receipt before they could return it.

 

[Whileee]

Matt Cane's model takes another body blow.

 

[McFlyingV]

Wow, that is cheap. Well done St. Louis! The Islanders should take notes here.

I think this had a lot to do with the fact that Patrick's son lives in St. Louis and he wanted to be close to him rather than some kind of great bargaining. I say this because they just spent 5M on Bozak who is marginally better than Maroon.

 

[tfriede2]

That's a really dumb contract for Maroon to agree to, to be honest. He's coming off of 2 seasons with 42 and 43 points, so he signs a 1 year deal at a very cheap bargain? Good for the Blues of course, but I really don't see why Maroon is doing this. If he wanted to play for his home town, he could have at least gotten a couple of extra years as security.

It has been discussed several times (his son), but the reason why he didn't sign for longer term is pretty simple; if he signed for longer term, the AAV would have been more, which the Blues can't do since they still need to sign Edmundson and Schmaltz. Thus, a longer term contract wasn't even a possibility. It was either sign with a different team for more money for 1 or more years, or sign with the Blues for 1 year for $2 mil or less.

Edit: unless of course, he would sign for multiple years at a sub $2 mil AAV...but, by doing that, he'd also be risking more money. It would be a risk either way.

 

[BlueDream]

This is sickening. I hope Edmonton fans burn Maroon's jersey. All 2 of them that accidentally bought Maroon's jersey and lost the receipt before they could return it.

I know you're joking but according to Oilers fans, a lot of them had Maroon jerseys.

 

[Empoleon8771]

It has been discussed several times (his son), but the reason why he didn't sign for longer term is pretty simple; if he signed for longer term, the AAV would have been more, which the Blues can't do since they still need to sign Edmundson and Schmaltz. Thus, a longer term contract wasn't even a possibility. It was either sign with a different team for more money for 1 or more years, or sign with the Blues for 1 year for $2 mil or less.

Edit: unless of course, he would sign for multiple years at a sub $2 mil AAV...but, by doing that, he'd also be risking more money. It would be a risk either way.

If that's the case, it seems like signing with the Blues was just pretty stupid in the first place. I get wanting to play for your home town, but he's taking a massive financial risk to do so. I don't think the risk is worth it.

 

[BrindamoursNose]

That's a pretty awesome deal.

He's not a great player, but that's a steal.

 

[TK 421]

If that's the case, it seems like signing with the Blues was just pretty stupid in the first place. I get wanting to play for your home town, but he's taking a massive financial risk to do so. I don't think the risk is worth it.

Being in town with his son was obviously worth more to him than money.

 

[ijuka]

Steal.