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Tampa Bay Lightning winger Patrick Maroon has a little extra motivation for the Stanley Cup finals against Colorado Avalanche with Game 1 set on Wednesday night.
Maroon is looking for the title of his Stanley Cup for the fourth consecutive year. He won the St. Louis Blues in 2019 and won the Lightning in a row.
But for an avalanche, he is playing with more fire. Maroon expressed his dislike for businessman Stan Kroenke.
“I hate Stan Kroenke. I’m a St. Louis boy. I can’t stand the guy because he took the Rams from St. Louis,” Maroon said on Tuesday. At the “Pat McAfee Show”.
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The current owner of the Los Angeles Rams team has moved the franchise from St. Louis to the West Coast.
Kroenke had ownership of the Avalanche and Denver Nuggets before being forced to sell the franchise’s stake in order to acquire a majority ownership of the Rams. He transferred ownership of those teams to his wife Anna Walton Kroenke.
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“Taking it (the Rams) from us … it’s just terrible. We know we’ve had a terrible year. (Former Rams defensive end) Chris Long always tells me And he leaves and wins Back-to-back super bowl“Maroon said.
“So it’s like going from that environment to that environment, and I wonder why … but the fans have a real passion for St. Louis. I think the guy (Kroenke) takes them (the Rams). I can’t stand it. From there. “
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Veterans have played in 17 Tampa Bay games this postseason. He has three goals and assists.