NHL Trade Rumors: 3 players the St. Louis Blues should move

Pat Maroon

As stated earlier, moving Maroon makes sense. He’s a quality forward and he’ll be a rental. Maroon isn’t a fast forward, but he’s a strong one and he has a knack for scoring goals. Over the past two seasons, he has 44 goals. Not half bad from a top-nine forward.

The issue is, Maroon’s not scoring right now. He only has one goal through 16 games. Maroon does, however, have seven assists, which shows he can be a productive player even if he’s not scoring goals.

Teams always look for guys like him right around the trade deadline. So it shouldn’t be shocking Maroon has twice been traded at the trade deadline. Last season, he helped the New Jersey Devils make the postseason, putting up 13 points in 17 games with them after being acquired from the Edmonton Oilers.

Potential suitors: The best thing about Maroon is a lot of teams could use a guy like him. He’d fit in nicely with the Vegas Golden Knights, though they already have a pretty solid core of wings. If the Montreal Canadiens are buyers, Maroon has the skillset they tend to covet. The Nashville Predators, Colorado Avalanche, San Jose Sharks, and Calgary Flames could all make sense too. He’s more of a Western Conference player than an Eastern Conference type, though.