Once upon a time, Pat Maroon was headed out of town prematurely.
In early January, Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic wrote a piece about an upcoming home game against Dallas potentially being the Oakville native’s last game in St. Louis. After a rocky start to his season that was about as timely as a jog after eating a slinger at a diner, Maroon was getting close to the trade block.
Thankfully, he never left.
Maroon caught fire right as the Blues did, becoming the net front presence the team paid for when they brought him home last summer.