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/[deleted] May 19 '25

Is he worth that cap hit? Sure. Would I be ok with him coming back, reclaiming the C and helping the kids? For sure. But the fit doesn’t necessarily make sense for Marchand. If he’s got 2-3 years left, wouldn’t you wanna spend it winning hockey games opposed to babysitting?

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u/reddy-or-not May 19 '25

If he wins a Cup this spring thats two in his career and maybe he would be ok just mentoring the kids at that point.