Major Development in the Boston Bruins Trading Brad Marchand
Are the Boston Bruins considering trading Captain Brad Marchand? Could Don Sweeney convince him to waive his no-trade clause?
The Boston Bruins are in a bad way and need to re-tool the lineup to improve the team's offense. What would a Brad Marchand trade look like?
Marchand is the team's Captain and has been a fixture in the top line for the majority of his career with the Bruins. He's been a part of the perfection line with Patrice Bergeron, and David Pastrnak.
What would it take to move Marchand?
According to NHL Insider Chris Johnston Brad Marchand was listed tenth on his NHL Trade Board on November 21st.
«As a league source noted this week," Johnston wrote, "I don't think anyone in Boston thought this is where they'd be at.
"If the decision to replace Jim Montgomery with Joe Sacco behind the Bruins bench doesn't produce the desired results, some difficult personnel decisions will almost certainly follow."
In order for a trade to work, it'd have to work both ways for Sweeney, as he'd have to find a team willing to take him. However, that shouldn't be an issue as Marchand is a valued forward who plays a two-way game and is an agitator on the ice.
He'd have to go somewhere where he'd want before the Bruins can assess what they can get for him.
Here's an idea of the return from the Colorado Avalanche.
While we're still in the dark as Marchand's negotiations remain private, is there a chance that Marchand could end up in Colorado, or another contender? Would you want to see the Captain moved?
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DECEMBRE 16 | 480 ANSWERS Major Development in the Boston Bruins Trading Brad Marchand Should GM Don Sweeney of the Boston Bruins trade forward Brad Marchand to the Colorado Avalanche? | ||
| Yes | 103 | 21.5 % |
| No | 377 | 78.5 % |
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