TAMPA (SNN-TV) – The Tampa Bay Lightning traded forwards Pat Maroon and Max Cajkovic to the Minnesota Wild last night in exchange for a future draft pick.
The Lightning acquired a seventh-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft from the Wild as part of the deal. According to the team, Tampa Bay will retain 20 percent of Maroon’s $1M salary.
Maroon joined the Lightning as a free agent in August of 2019. During his tenure in Tampa, he played in 280 regular season games and recorded 29 goals and 82 points. He skated in 77 playoff games with the Bolts, including back-to-back Stanley Cup Championships in 2020 and 2021, notching seven goals and 17 points.
Cajkovic was selected by Tampa Bay in the third round of the 2019 draft and has yet to appear in an NHL game.
Maroon and Cajkovics’ trade announcement comes days after the Lightning traded Ross Colton to the Colorado Avalanche, as well as the loss of Alex Killorn in free agency to the Anaheim Ducks.
