A new update on Brad Marchand's contract extension with the Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins and Brad Marchand's contract negotiations have been interesting, as unlike Lewis Gross and Jeremy Swayman, the Captain isn't negotiating in the public sphere.
Marchand has been quiet about what progression or lack thereof has been between himself and the Bruins when asked about it. This is understandable, you don't want the public, or fans to interject or get any ideas of what you think you're worth.
It looks as if Marchand's major concern about his contract at the moment isn't GM Don Sweeney and the Bruins themselves, but the media.
This shouldn't give fans any pause, as he and the Bruins seem to have a great relationship and doesn't want to ruffle any feathers in the front office.
Friedman would later mention this on the 32 TP:
While Friedman deferred to Marchand's take on this situation, he'd also provided some context to reassure Bruins fans that things weren't looking bleak.
Which to his credit, he would prefer to go straight to the horses mouth in Marchand, and refuses to create any rumors or falsehoods regarding the negotiations.
Marchand Extension Ahead?
Elliotte Friedman mentions that he believes that the Bruins and Marchand will reach an extension soon.
Friedman's predictions on the term of the contract may not have been correct, but when it comes to contract negotiaitons he is a trustworthy source in the world of hockey, in a arena of bad actors.
Saturday marked a huge milestone for Marchand, as he broke his goal drought, since the 4th game of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Not only that, but he reached a career milestone breaking a tie with Bruins legend Phil Esposito on game-winning-goals for the B's, moving into third place.
Marchand had to go through multiple offseason surgeries, and there wasn't any indication of when he'd fully recover. Hopefully, this was the plateau he needed to clear before he took another step forward.
Marchand's $49 Million, $6.125 Million AAV contract expires at the end of 2024-2025.
The Bruins should consider keeping him around beyond this year in order to keep leading the team, even in his eventual production decline and serve as an intangible leader, and pest on the ice.
For now though, he remains an underpaid, skilled forward with the Bruins and is a product of the era which gave the Bruins a Stanley Cup in 2011.
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