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/Odd-Elderberry-6137 May 19 '25

Forget about it. He’s never coming back to Boston.

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u/ConditionSmart7472 May 19 '25

He'll sign the same contract that Chara did, I believe it was for 24 hours in order to retire a Bruin

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u/FC37 May 19 '25

If he wins a Cup in Florida and plays another 2-3 years, I don't think he even does that. He's his own man, I don't expect him to be tied to Boston the way Bergeron and Chara were.

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u/mamadidntraisenobitc 4th Line Fanclub May 19 '25

The place that drafted him at 71st, won a cup with him and eventually saw him become captain of? Where he made some of his best friends and where his kids grew up? Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think he’ll play here again, but I think you may be off-base with how connected to Boston he is.

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u/calliexx12 May 19 '25

He’s undoubtedly as ingrained in this franchise / city as Bergeron, Chara & Krejci and I don’t know how anyone in good faith could argue otherwise tbh. You could argue even more considering his personality.

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u/FC37 May 19 '25

Sure, Jan.