Lightning forward Patrick Maroon expected to become free agent
Patrick Maroon has solidified himself as one of the best bottom-six forwards in hockey after winning back-to-back Stanley Cup championships with the St. Louis Blues and Tampa Bay Lightning. However, it appears the Bolts don't have plans to keep him around.
Maroon became just the eighth player in league history to win the Cup in back-to-back seasons with two different teams and the first since Cory Stillman in 2004 and 2006, sandwiched around the 2005 lost season due to the lockout.
The 32-year-old appeared in all of Tampa's playoff games this postseason, registering one goal and five assists in 25 games. He added facets the Bolts were missing in their years-long Stanley Cup pursuit: tenacity and grit.
If Maroon ends up with a new team, it'll be his sixth team switch since entering the league in 2011. Before playing for the Blues and Bolts, Maroon played for the Anaheim Ducks, Edmonton Oilers and New Jersey Devils.
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