With things seeming to have normalized in Boston since Joe Sacco replaced Jim Montgomery behind the Bruins bench in November, Marchand is nearly off the Big Board.».
It seems unreasonable to think that the Bruins would trade their Captain while still in a playoff position at this moment.
The notion that the Bruins would move one of their best contributors and his value remains high to the team to this day.
Johnston writes, «He [Marchand] remains a high-end winger who can contribute offensively, kill penalties, and, yes, get under an opponent's skin.»