Gone Too Soon: This 3-Time Cup Champion
Back by popular demand, we are going to continue on with some of the players that were traded away or not brought back in the Flyers organization. Players that had an impact and went off to have pretty great careers. FlyersInsider.com has covered the Patrick Sharp and Justin Williams trades. It is now time to have the say in the movement of the back-to-back to-back Stanley Cup Winner in Pat Maroon. Buckle up.
Pat Maroon began his pro career in 2008-2009 right in Philadelphia as part of the Philadelphia Phantoms. He ranked fourth on the team with 54 points in 80 games and recorded a team-high three points in four playoff games.
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The following year, the Phantoms were the only team in the league to record under 200 goals, of which Maroon contributed 11. His season lacked consistency due to injuries, but he managed to set a new career-high in assists with 33. Hockey is a game of injuries, but they always find a way to contribute.
The summer of 2010, Maroon went on to play Inline hockey and lead Team USA to a gold medal. He clearly did not need a try-out as he was a famous AHL player. He scored 7 goals and 14 points in 6 games at the in-line worlds including a goal and an assist in the gold medal game in Karlstad, Sweden, against the Czech Republic.
This is where it gets interesting...
When he returned to the AHL, the coaching staff was unhappy with his conditioning and RELEASED him from the team. His agent tried arraigning for him to play in the ECHL or with a Swiss team, but the Flyers wouldn't release his rights.
He skated with the Montclair State University Red Hawks Men's Hockey team to stay in shape. He considered enrolling in college but was then informed he had been traded.
On November 21, 2010, Philadelphia traded Maroon and David Laliberté to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for forward Rob Bordson and defenseman Danny Syvret. Yup, good ol Danny Syvret.
So, Maroon showed that he couldn't condition well for ice hockey, because he played Inline?
Pat Maroon lifts the Stanley Cup for the third straight season. Unreal. pic.twitter.com/UrrqJ1lJWR� Brady Trettenero (@BradyTrett) July 8, 2021
Since then, Maroon has played for the Ducks, Oilers and the Devils. Finally finding that home with the Blues where he won a Stanley Cup, then being moved to the Tampa Bay Lightning where he won back-to-back Cups. Three in a row.
Now Pat Maroon was no top line guy, but a very good contributor to any team. Without him, would those three teams of won a cup?
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1 NOVEMBRE | 108 ANSWERS Gone Too Soon: This 3-Time Cup Champion Should the Flyers have kept Maroon in their system? | ||
| Yes | 62 | 57.4 % |
| No | 46 | 42.6 % |
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