I hate that I love Marchand's response lmao
He was able to have a full practice and made available to speak to the media afterwards. Usually that's the green light that he's good to go, unless he has some sort of setback tomorrow. These things don't always follow a linear path.
“He plays hard,” Marchand said. “He’s an extremely physical player, great player for the group. I think he got away with a shot. But I’m not going to complain. S— happens. That’s part of especially playoff hockey. I’ve been on the other side of a lot of plays. I think he got away with one. But that’s part of the game and definitely part of playoff hockey.
“It sucks to be on the other side of it. But that stuff happens. So I’m not going to sit here and complain about it. That’s part of the game. Yeah, I think he got away with one. But it is what it is.”
Marchand has a history of postseason aggression. He made his mark in 2011 by treating Daniel Sedin like a punching bag during the Stanley Cup Final. So Marchand is not one to whine about being on the other end of playoff belligerence.
“People don’t want to say it. But part of the playoffs is trying to hurt every player on the other team,” Marchand said. “The more guys you take out, the more advantage your team has. People don’t say that. But that’s just a fact of the game. So every time you step on the ice, someone’s trying to hurt someone. That’s just how it goes in the playoffs.
“Any time you can get an advantage on a team, it’s going to help your team win. That’s part of the benefit of having a physical group. That’s why you see teams go the distance with a big D corps and physical teams. It’s why you rarely see teams that are small and skilled go far, because they get hurt.”
lol DOPS free pass? hes been suspended more times than any player in league history. including 8 games for essentially a hissy fit.After more than a decade of cheapshots and DOPS free pass, Marchand knows he's the last person who should be whining.
They were grandfathered inWhat happen in round 1.... Did Boston have a free pass!
The amount of times Chara and co. got away with dirty hits and sucker punches and all the dirty shenanigans... well guess what buddy... the bill has come due now...
The difference is Barkov. Flip him on Boston series overBoston where grit goes to die. Bruins just doesn't have the scoring depth to win a 4 round playoff series. Florida is better and at some point, Pasternack will have a game that he is simply unable to be a factor. Scoring depth is where those goals happen matter.
Who’s doing it ? Florida or Bruins. I haven’t seen it - is it the team or fansIt's so strange to see whining about refs and Dops not just being a Toronto fans thing.
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Marchand: Bennett 'got away with a shot'
Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand addressed the collision with Florida Panthers forward Sam Bennett that put him on the sidelines for Games 4 and 5."(Bennett) plays hard, he's an extremely physical player," Marchand said Thursday, according to Boston.com's Conor Ryan. "Great player for the...www.thescore.com
In the future when some AI robot makes a call we hate we'll long for the days of bad human officiating like this.
Local Boston man admits he would do the exact same thing that Bennett did.
Except they're still in here whining about it.It's so strange to see whining about refs and Dops not just being a Toronto fans thing.
and you would be better if you drafted kyle connor, Mathew Barzal, Thomas Chabot, Brock Boeser, Travis Konecny.. sebastion aho...The difference is Barkov. Flip him on Boston series over
Florida in a 5 year span picked 3.2,1,and 3
They should be better then Boston
good point - atleast they got Pastrnak at 25, McAvoy 14, and Swayman 100 somethingand you would be better if you drafted kyle connor, Mathew Barzal, Thomas Chabot, Brock Boeser, Travis Konecny.. sebastion aho...
Not admitting anything about intentional cheap shots, talking about Intend to injure by Cleanly hitting someone as hard as you can, every time you can.He's 100% correct and its not just Boston and Florida. Its half the teams that make the playoffs.
You also can't have a bigger critique of the NHL DOPS. Players admitting they all have the intent to injure with their play while the DOPS has been next to non-existent the past several years.
and you would be better if you drafted kyle connor, Mathew Barzal, Thomas Chabot, Brock Boeser, Travis Konecny.. sebastion aho...
That list would be reduced by one if FL wouldn’t have also whiffed on them all.
and you would be better if you drafted kyle connor, Mathew Barzal, Thomas Chabot, Brock Boeser, Travis Konecny.. sebastion aho...