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Per an initial report from The Athletic's
Jeremy Rutherford, the Blues invested several days in convincing
the seven-year veteran to join the team, and he was set to do
so.
However, Maroon's agent, Ben Hankinson, later told Rutherford
that no deal with the Blues was near completion and that other
teams remained in the running to sign his client.
Maroon, who was born in St. Louis and attended Oakville High
School in St. Louis County, earned $2.1 million last season
while playing for the Edmonton Oilers and the New Jersey Devils,
who acquired him at the trade deadline for prospect J.D. "Joey"
Dudek and a third-round pick.
The 30-year-old finished the season with 17 goals and 26 assists
in 74 games, including three goals and 10 assists during 17
contests with the Devils. He added one goal in five playoff
games.
A sixth-round pick of the Philadelphia Flyers in 2007, Maroon
broke into the league with the Anaheim Ducks in 2011 and spent
parts of five seasons there before a trade to the Oilers in
February 2016. He has 78 goals and 100 assists in 375 career
games.
The Blues have been active this offseason, trading for Ryan
O'Reilly and signing Tyler Bozak and David Perron.
--Field Level Media
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