Report: Blues in contact with free agent Maroon

The St. Louis Blues hope Patrick Maroon is interested in a homecoming, and have touched base with the Missouri native during the pre-free agency discussion period, according to Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic.

The hulking winger would bring size and some additional scoring talent to a Blues squad that finished 24th in goals last season.

Maroon spent the 2016-17 season with the Edmonton Oilers, and stayed with them for 57 games the following year before being shipped to the New Jersey Devils in a deadline-day deal. He wrapped the 2017-18 campaign with 17 goals and 26 assists in 74 games.