Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on The FAN Hockey Present Friday when requested about Boston Bruins pending UFA ahead Brad Marchand and the way the Bruins is likely to be a bit involved about time period.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Justin Cuthbert: “If this factor is spiraling uncontrolled, possibly., and long-term investments, not the play. But when they did signal Brad Marchand, do you suppose it might assist issues?
Friedman: “I at all times, just like the factor is like, I at all times do. It relies upon like, what’s, prefer it’s simple to say, like in a vacuum. In fact, I believe it helps issues when you signal Marchand.
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However the one factor I take into consideration him is, I believe he’s like, I believe he’s fairly good about turning down the temperature on issues. Like, we noticed it this week. We noticed it like, proper with the start of the coaching camp when he talked about Swayman, and he’s like, we’ll get this over with quickly, and may’t await it. He says, my stuff won’t ever be within the media.
So it’s a bit more durable with him. However I, to me the possible problem right here, and I don’t know 100% Justin, however the possible problem right here is time period. You recognize, Marchhand is a man who’s like, he’s a peddler, like he can play for me anytime. His physique’s been by lots. And, you understand, I might simply see the Bruins being cautious about that.
However I’d assume, like it might shock me if that didn’t get accomplished simply because he’s their Captain, he’s a Bruin, and he identifies a lot with them.”
Mike Futa: “Hey, friedge, that’s form of what I used to be alluding to. I’m not that he, it’s bothering him. I simply really feel that when this, all this noise and these self-inflicted wounds and a non Bruin-like scenario, I believe him being the participant he’s, it’d cool, and I believe he you’re actual, proper, he cools issues down on his personal and doesn’t play it up.
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But when one thing like that had been to quietly get accomplished, I believe internally, it might assist. It will assist. It will assist the place the Bruins are at, particularly coming off Swayman-Gate and stuff like that.”
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