Brad Marchand traded to Florida, Brandon Carlo to Toronto
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I'll disagree there. He's had a lot of bad luck with injuries but when healthy he's still an effective player.
Since the '19 cup run, Marchand has 26 goals, 55 points in the playoffs vs Pasta's 22 goals, 44 points.
I wouldn’t rule it out, but I mean if he goes on a long playoff run with FL he’s going to be quite banged up. I know he wants to play until 40, but sometimes the body can’t do what the mind wants. I just don’t know if they have the cap to really take a gamble on him continuing to be a second liner and at his current salary. They are already saddled with Lindholm who isn’t producing. Milly while looks good his first game also comes with consistency concerns so that’s a risk. They have a million third/fourth liners already as well as some young guys that are projected as third/fourth liners.
So emotionally yeah I can see wanting him back. Just not sure it’s the best idea for the team’s future. Bandaid has been ripped might as well just deal with it now. But in the end I am fine with whatever they do. I can see the pros and cons of both so nothing will get me bent out of shape. Well should t say that depends on the con tract if they do sign him
So emotionally yeah I can see wanting him back. Just not sure it’s the best idea for the team’s future. Bandaid has been ripped might as well just deal with it now. But in the end I am fine with whatever they do. I can see the pros and cons of both so nothing will get me bent out of shape. Well should t say that depends on the con tract if they do sign him
I love Marchy. Will miss him so much. His interview in FLA about the trade was classy and just excellent. God, I’ll miss him.
Still, my view is a 3 x $6 - $7M would turn out badly. A low low First (if he remotely healthy — the Marchy I know will not miss 50% of PO games) is not giving him away. And if the Brad Marchand I know is too hurt to play in the playoffs with a real chance to win another Cup??? Then he’s really hurt and FLA paid a second for a risk.
I still think he signs in Colorado to ride on his fellow Haligonian MacKinnon's wing
It's gotta be a real shock for him being right back at the Garden so soon after being traded. I'm not surprised he got choked up, he was just traded 4 days ago.
It’s nice he got to see his kids as well
Face timing day after day only goes so far with little ones wondering where dad is
Former NHL analyst goes ballistic defending former Boston Bruins superstar
There was a lot of defending of former Bruins' captain Brad Marchand on Thursday.
It didn’t seem possible that the Boston Bruins would trade former captain Brad Marchand. If there was a player who was going to be a Boston Bruin for life, it was Marchand, joining former teammate Patrice Bergeron in the franchise's lore.
However, when contract extension talks reportedly stalled last Friday before the 3 o’clock ET trade deadline, the Bruins front office decided to move Marchand for a return. It was not the return that many had hoped from the Florida Panthers, but he is gone.
After trading Marchand, Boston is 2-0-0 with impressive, yet stunning, wins over the Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers. They picked up a 4-0 win over the Lightningon Saturday afternoon, then rallied from a 2-0 third period deficit against the Panthers on Tuesday night at the TD Garden with three goals in the final 12-plus minutes for a 3-2 victory. Nobody saw those results coming.
Boston has looked like a different team since the trades, as the deadline and it leaves many people thinking that Marchand may have been the issue with the team for their struggles this season. It’s easy to point the finger like that, but one former NHL analyst is not having it.
“Bullcrap. That's just bullcrap,” said Millbury. “I don't believe that. First of all, his reputation as a good guy is long, and people have told me that all over the place. I've met him a couple times myself. He seems like a really good hockey player-type guy. He plays his butt off. There's no possible way that he could have been the reason for this. Anybody who suggests that to me I think is barking up the wrong tree.”
Barking up the wrong tree about Marchand may very well be wrong, but the evidence can help, but maybe support that it may be the case. You could also make the case that trading Charlie Coyle and Brandon Carlo might also be part of the revival, as well as injecting new talent that is playing for jobs in 2025-26.
Is this Bruins streak following the trade deadline going to lead to a surprising playoff berth at the end of the season? Probably not and eventually things will return to the normal struggles if the Black and Gold, but the encouraging sign is they are going to go down fighting, but something has changed in the last six days since the trade deadline. Why that is, is anyone’s guess, but Millbury doesn’t think it surrounds Marchand, clearly.
There was a lot of defending of former Bruins' captain Brad Marchand on Thursday.
It didn’t seem possible that the Boston Bruins would trade former captain Brad Marchand. If there was a player who was going to be a Boston Bruin for life, it was Marchand, joining former teammate Patrice Bergeron in the franchise's lore.
However, when contract extension talks reportedly stalled last Friday before the 3 o’clock ET trade deadline, the Bruins front office decided to move Marchand for a return. It was not the return that many had hoped from the Florida Panthers, but he is gone.
After trading Marchand, Boston is 2-0-0 with impressive, yet stunning, wins over the Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers. They picked up a 4-0 win over the Lightningon Saturday afternoon, then rallied from a 2-0 third period deficit against the Panthers on Tuesday night at the TD Garden with three goals in the final 12-plus minutes for a 3-2 victory. Nobody saw those results coming.
Boston has looked like a different team since the trades, as the deadline and it leaves many people thinking that Marchand may have been the issue with the team for their struggles this season. It’s easy to point the finger like that, but one former NHL analyst is not having it.
Former NHL analyst Mike Millbury goes ballistic defending Brad Marchand
Mike Millbury, a former Bruins coach and NHL analyst for NBC from 2007-21, defended Marchand on his weekly appearance on the Greg Hill Show on WEEI Thursday and did so adamantly.“Bullcrap. That's just bullcrap,” said Millbury. “I don't believe that. First of all, his reputation as a good guy is long, and people have told me that all over the place. I've met him a couple times myself. He seems like a really good hockey player-type guy. He plays his butt off. There's no possible way that he could have been the reason for this. Anybody who suggests that to me I think is barking up the wrong tree.”
Barking up the wrong tree about Marchand may very well be wrong, but the evidence can help, but maybe support that it may be the case. You could also make the case that trading Charlie Coyle and Brandon Carlo might also be part of the revival, as well as injecting new talent that is playing for jobs in 2025-26.
Is this Bruins streak following the trade deadline going to lead to a surprising playoff berth at the end of the season? Probably not and eventually things will return to the normal struggles if the Black and Gold, but the encouraging sign is they are going to go down fighting, but something has changed in the last six days since the trade deadline. Why that is, is anyone’s guess, but Millbury doesn’t think it surrounds Marchand, clearly.
If the money he is reportedly asking, no freakn way, and certainly not three years.
It's sweet that they called two wins in a row a "streak"
Also funny - didn't Millbury say they should have traded Bergeron and Marchand like 5 years ago?
You can't be paying for past performance at 37 years old. I love the guy, but he gets more and more banged up, and I doubt that changes. What they supposedly offered is more than generous, and I would not have offered as much personally. Look at what Bergeron and Krecji were getting at the end. that's what I would be looking at.....maybe a little more. If we are being honest the stats are still decent for Brad, but when I watch him play I do not see the same player.
Tomorrow’s Globe:
Brad Marchand, when reminiscing this past week about his early days in Boston, credited his time spent with Mark Recchi as helping him to understand the dedication needed to have a long, successful NHL career. “He was 82 years old, doing wind sprints on the treadmill after the game,” said a smiling Marchand, “and I’m eating a slice of pizza. I’m like, ‘Wow, I might need to change a few things here.’ ”
Brad Marchand, when reminiscing this past week about his early days in Boston, credited his time spent with Mark Recchi as helping him to understand the dedication needed to have a long, successful NHL career. “He was 82 years old, doing wind sprints on the treadmill after the game,” said a smiling Marchand, “and I’m eating a slice of pizza. I’m like, ‘Wow, I might need to change a few things here.’ ”
The guy who was talking a few weeks ago about building for next year after a loss.
He speaks as a better Captain for the Bruins playing for another team.
