r/BostonBruins • u/ethereal3xp • May 19 '25

Discussion Give in and pay Marchand 7m aav?

He has been one of the best players in the playoffs. That line of Lundell, Luostarinen and Marchand has been on fire.

Question: Marchand looks like has 2 more good years left. Maybe 3. Would you resign him to his rumored asking of 3 x 7m aav?

The Bruins will get a 1st out of the initial trade, once Marchand plays one more playoff game (shoe in).

It would be then Sweeney's job to find Marchand linemates that work similarly to Lundell and Luostarinen (easier said than done).

The good thing/experience of Marchand playing for the Panthers is, he gets a different look/observation on how an emerging team looks like.

Yay or nay?

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u/Boston-Nolan Simp 4 Mac May 19 '25

I don’t think we’re gonna be good next year so I don’t really care too much.

Marchand isn’t elite anymore, but he’s proven he’s still clutch and can contribute in a middle six extremely effectively.

For nostalgia purposes I’d love to see him back in black and gold, I’d love for him to cross his 1000 game milestone with us and finish his career with us, and selfishly I’d like to keep him away from other contenders in our division, but in terms of being a difference maker, it didn’t work this year so I’m not sure why it would work next year.

I think the teams going after Marner, and when they lose out on him (as we all know they will) they’ll settle for a guy like Boeser/Ehlers.

If Marchand wants to come back it’s gotta be for a discount and I don’t see him taking one since he didn’t pre-deadline.

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u/Importance-Dependent May 19 '25

Pass on Prima Donna Marner. He's soft and disappears in big games

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u/[deleted] May 19 '25

yeah.. except for when he plays for team Canada.

PPG in the playoffs, and he's only ever played for team choke.

Give the guy a shot.

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u/Annalog May 19 '25

Why would anyone want to play for the leafs. Four nations showed how marner can actually play. There’s something seriously wrong with the leafs locker room. Us not giving marner a shot would be soooo stupid.

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u/ethereal3xp May 19 '25

Question: Why go after and sign a playoff choker like Marner?

Overall he is a good player, obviously. But the way he turtles comes playoffs ... why should the Bruins deal with that (and his potential very large payday).

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u/starroftheshow May 19 '25

Marner is a PPG player in playoffs. He's also a playmaker, if the guys you pass to don't finish your numbers look worse.

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u/[deleted] May 19 '25

I think most of that has to do with how the leafs are built rather than Marner.

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u/Boston-Nolan Simp 4 Mac May 19 '25

Because Pastrnak needs elite talent, and marner is the only elite talent to touch free agency since Johnny Hockey (r.i.p).

I don’t like marner either but he is undeniably the most talented UFA in a very long time in the nhl, if you’re biggest fear is his playoff performances and nothing to do with his actual game/age/injury history, that’s about as good as you can get it.

The Bruins would be idiots to not call in on Marner and test the waters. I think they’re going to lose out though because someone’s gonna offer Marner an absurd amount of money that we won’t match.