Elliotte Friedman famous on Saturday’s Headlines report that Brad Marchand and the Boston Bruins haven’t solely begun contract extension talks, however they is perhaps near finalizing a brand new deal that may see him keep for one more three seasons.
** Replace: Friedman tweeted after Marchand was requested concerning the report that the ahead has denied it. Friedman writes, “Marchand mentioned the next report was false. We’ll see how issues play out.”
Friedman joined the FAN Hockey Present earlier this weekend to clarify why he’d be stunned if one thing didn’t get executed contract-wise between the Bruins and Marchand. They do need him to remain, however he did be aware that the workforce was being cautious with time period. Accidents and age is one thing the workforce was cautious of.
It’s not clear if the information of a deal has something to do with the bench incident between Marchand and head coach Jim Montgomery, however it could’t harm. Whereas the media tried to make a narrative out of what was a non-issue between the 2, an extension will surely put any hypothesis of an sad Marchand to relaxation. Marchand instructed the media this week that individuals had been being too delicate concerning the incident and that it could have been an even bigger downside if Montgomery hadn’t addressed Marchand’s mistake that just about price the Bruins a purpose towards.
He mentioned:
“It’s unlucky how coaches are scrutinized over issues like that. There’s a scarcity of unaccountability these days as a result of folks can’t deal with the warmth. You make a mistake like that, you deserve to listen to about it.”
Marchand Doesn’t Need to Go Wherever
It’s mentioned that the Bruins’ captain identifies with being a life-long member of the Bruins and has no need to go anyplace else.
What he’s when it comes to an annual common wage was not revealed by Friedman. Marchand is enjoying within the ultimate season of a contract that pays $6.125 million per season. He has by no means made greater than that per season, regardless of being one of many high performers on the workforce for practically a decade. He may truly be the same quantity, despite the fact that the expectation is that he would possibly take a team-friendly deal.
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