Former Bruins Ex Bruin general discussion II

[Olden McGroin]

 

[BiteThisBurrows]

As much as I love everything Marchand did for Boston and all the good years watching him, in Florida I think we have to admit that he is well well past his prime and really looks like a player who should retire.

Really glad we didn't throw nostalgia money at him.

 

[Olden McGroin]

 

[Bruinaura]

Two of the best

 

[BostonBob]

Marco Sturm is a candidate for the Head Coach job in Vancouver:

 

[Over the volcano]

As much as I love everything Marchand did for Boston and all the good years watching him, in Florida I think we have to admit that he is well well past his prime and really looks like a player who should retire.

Really glad we didn't throw nostalgia money at him.

7 even strength pts in 7 playoff games so far. Think that's top 10 in the league.

 

[Alicat]

Marco Sturm is a candidate for the Head Coach job in Vancouver:

Here as well.

 

[BiteThisBurrows]

7 even strength pts in 7 playoff games so far. Think that's top 10 in the league.

Ya, that comment didn't age well. He's picked it up big time and is one of their best players. He's not top line on that team though so there's that to consider, but he's a playoff warrior still.

 

[BostonBob]

Marchand continues to haunt the Leafs.

 

[Ladyfan]

As much as I love everything Marchand did for Boston and all the good years watching him, in Florida I think we have to admit that he is well well past his prime and really looks like a player who should retire.

Really glad we didn't throw nostalgia money at him.

This didn't age well

 

[Bradely]

This is awesome. Both legendary players. Probably one IF not the most difficult combo to play against!
I miss those two. They were simply dominant.

 

[Over the volcano]

This didn't age well

in fairness it wasn't all that good at the time either

 

[Bradely]

in fairness it wasn't all that good at the time either

In fairness, right now.... it does not seem aging well!!!

 

[BiteThisBurrows]

This didn't age well

Already said that.

 

[Olden McGroin]

 

[Gee Wally]

Brad Marchand, so long a thorn in the Panthers’ side, finds himself beloved in Florida after trade from Bruins - The Boston Globe

The former Bruins captain will celebrate his 37th birthday on Sunday when he and the Panthers play Game 4 against the Maple Leafs.

www.bostonglobe.com

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Such a scene would have been simply unimaginable just a few months ago. Brad Marchand scores an overtime goal to win a playoff game, and Panthers great-turned-executive Roberto Luongo pumps his fists and gives some hugs in celebration.

Well, it happened.

They have history and lots of it, including Marchand scoring four goals against Luongo in the 2011 Stanley Cup Final. Those goals came in Games 3, 4, 6, and 7 of that series — which just happened to be the ones that the Bruins won in that matchup, denying Luongo and the Canucks that season’s title.
But now, Luongo loves him. So, too, does everyone else in Florida, from the fan base to the players and everyone in between, with good reason. Nobody on the Florida roster has more points in these playoffs or a better plus-minus than Marchand, who will celebrate his 37th birthday on Sunday when he and the Panthers play Game 4 of an Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Maple Leafs.

“He brings so much life to our team,” Florida forward Carter Verhaeghe said. “He’s so energetic and obviously you see what he does on the ice. He’s such a great player and has been around for so long. I mean, yeah, not that long, but he’s a player-performer and he scores big goals at big moments and he’s done it all.”

Verhaeghe said all that while Marchand was seated to his left. When he got done with that answer, Marchand leaned in and whispered one other thing that he wanted Verhaeghe to add.

“Good looking, too,” Verhaeghe said.

Marchand — once a Panthers playoff rival — has gone from reviled to revered in Florida in just a few weeks. The shocking trade-deadline move that brought Marchand to the Panthers from the Bruins was a huge story at the time and keeps getting better. The OT goal on Friday added to his long history with Toronto, a team that he’s faced in the playoffs on four other occasions and skated away as a series winner every time.

“Coming in, everybody embraced me and welcomed me,” Marchand said. ”And I feel like I’ve built some really, really good friendships already in a very short period of time. But also, when you see what the team is doing and what we’re trying to do and what we want to do and the way that we do it, you want to completely buy in and be part of it. And we have fun.”

His experience has been invaluable, even for a team that has plenty of players who were there for Florida’s run to the Stanley Cup a year ago. Panthers forward A.J. Greer — teammates with Marchand in Boston as well — said the former Bruins captain is “an exceptional person, an amazing player, and everyone respects him.”

“He does check a lot of boxes and he brings a lot to this team and we’re so happy to have him,” Greer said. ”And I think the Panthers fans are also happy to him. I don’t think anyone predicted that he’s going to score a game winner for us a couple months ago, but it’s been an amazing ride and I’m really happy to have him.”