Washington Capitals: Top 3 free agents they must sign in 2020

#3 Patrick Maroon

Patrick Maroon is a physical fourth line player. He can easily be an upgrade from Brendan Leipsic. Maroon is a clutch player in the playoffs as he’s shown this season with the Tampa Bay Lightning and last season with the St. Louis Blues. If the price is right, they could add Maroon to be a depth forward which will be one thing that they’ll need.

Maroon was drafted in the sixth round at 161st overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in 2007. He made his debut at 23 years old with the Anaheim Ducks in the 2011-12 season. He was traded to Anaheim by the Flyers in 2010.

Maroon scored his first NHL goal in the 2012-13 season. The next year he scored 11 and added 18 assists for 29 points. In 2014-15 he scored nine goals and added 25 assists for 34 points. The next year he got traded to the Edmonton Oilers. That season he scored a total of 12 goals and 15 assists for 27 points between Anaheim and Edmonton.

In 2016-17 he had a breakout year in his first full season in Edmonton. He scored 27 goals, a career high, and added 15 assists for 42 points. The next year he was traded to the New Jersey Devils. He had a total of 17 goals and 26 assists for 43 points between Edmonton and New Jersey.

In the playoffs with the St. Louis Blues last season, Maroon scored thee goals and added four assists for seven points. In the regular season he had 10 goals and 18 assists for 28 points.

This season for the Lightning he had nine goals and 14 assists for 23 points in the regular season and a goal and three assists in the Stanley Cup playoffs. He is currently trying to win a Stanley Cup with the Lightning.