The Anaheim Ducks have traded forward Patrick Maroon to the Edmonton Oilers for a prospect and a fourth-round draft pick, according to the Los Angeles Times' Helene Elliott.
Maroon, 28 on April 23, has four goals and nine assists in 56 games. He's a big man at 6-foot-3 and 229 pounds, and the Oilers were open about wanting to add size. Maroon set a career high in points last season, with 34 (nine goals) in 71 games.
Maroon is big, fairly physical. Pouliot, Kassian, Maroon, Draisaitl.. team is getting heavier in their top 9, building for cycle game.
— Ryan Rishaug (@TSNRyanRishaug) February 29, 2016
The left winger's under contract through 2017-18 at a salary and cap hit of $2 million. He'll be replaced on the Ducks by Jamie McGinn, who Anaheim acquired at the trade deadline from the Buffalo Sabres.
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