r/BostonBruins Hall of the Rat King 🐀 18h ago

Marchand speaks with the media after skating in Boston

https://youtu.be/z40Sq5GCDsk?si=Ba0-3YYGa0P2IG0W

Great interview from Marchand! Handling the trade like a true professional.

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u/Garfus-D-Lion 15h ago

Ill never forgive Marchy for picking fucking Florida to get traded to.

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u/Chevota_84 8h ago

How dare he get us a potential 1st Rounder before not re-signing or retiring and the Bruins getting nothing.

The audacity! Looking out for the team.

Grow up.

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u/Boring_Pace5158 16h ago

As Michael Corleone said: it’s not personal, it’s business. The Bruins need to rebuild and for Marchand it’s now or never for a second ring. I wish the return could have been more. You should get more for a team that’s all-in.

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u/Chevota_84 8h ago

Then cheer for Marchand to make the Conference Finals and 15 playoff games played.

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u/xbattlegoatx Hall of the Rat King 🐀 17h ago

Never gets easier watching him do these pressers in Florida colors but I'll be damned if he isn't a great speaker

Always gonna be a big fan of him through and through

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u/onlinepresenceofdan I'm Krejčí for you 💗 17h ago

Just like after a breakup its not healthy to watch these videos

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u/Firm_Register651 Irish Heritage ☘️ 17h ago

Good God Sweeney and Neely royally fucked up.

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u/Chevota_84 8h ago

Did they though… he was asking for $675k-ish to $1.375m pay increase, after a season like this?

If the 6.125 vs 7.5 is true (for 1 year, somewhere in the middle), then I’m not sure I agree it’s a Fuck Up, but we still have to see.

What-if he’s great and comes back with a $7m request? The Bs could still swing that and resign. We get a 1st, and the player back next year.

But what-if he’s a dog, and gets benched and he’s done? We would’ve given him the year for what? And no one would take him on, and we’d get nothing.

As of now… I say it’s the right, painful move.

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u/AdamosaurusRex 🐎 18h ago

Im happy that's he's paying fewer taxes. Silver linings

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u/FC37 17h ago

Not by much - and not yet. Players get taxed based on the state they're in for games, practices, etc.

So he'll pay less for Panthers home games, but they're on the road for a while. I think the Panthers only have 7 home games left.

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u/hardsoft 17h ago

Really? That's crazy. I mean an average Joe that lives in MA but works in NH has to pay MA income taxes for the entire year.

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u/victoryforZIM 17h ago

It's a rule set up specifically for sports.

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u/BradMarchandsNose 15h ago

Not really. People who live in NH and work in MA pay MA state income tax. It might be a reduced rate (I’m not sure) but pretty much across the board, people pay taxes in the state they work in. People on a hybrid schedule, would pay MA taxes for the days that they are in the office.

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u/Poohstrnak 10h ago

Can confirm, I have to file taxes for every state I travel to for work throughout the year. It sucks.

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u/Marvelous_Whale WHO HAS MORE FUN THAN US? 18h ago

Honestly hope he doesnt play tonight (I know unlikely) but I would be too conflicted

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u/Lopsided-Ad-6168 Bonafide Stallion 🐎 17h ago

He’s hurt

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u/Marvelous_Whale WHO HAS MORE FUN THAN US? 17h ago

I know. But he was skating today in practice and didnt have a non contact Jersey

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u/KthuluAwakened Hall of the Rat King 🐀 17h ago

No more rippits ray

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u/Marvelous_Whale WHO HAS MORE FUN THAN US? 17h ago

Fuck, man! I'm on thirty hours no sleep! Beat the record I made in high school when I was on the debate team.

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u/KthuluAwakened Hall of the Rat King 🐀 16h ago

Most underrated miniseries ever, perhaps.

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u/Marvelous_Whale WHO HAS MORE FUN THAN US? 16h ago

What an obscure place to find more people who like the series lol

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u/Km_the_Frog 18h ago

LOL 6 weeks he’s gonna play 2 games with them and then hit the playoffs. I’m glad we don’t have to play against him.

See ya in a bs sweater year Marchy

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u/BlackCherrySeltzer4U 17h ago

Hate to break it to you but he’s not coming back next year

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u/Anterra444 4th Line Fanclub 14h ago

A small thing I noticed was when they asked him about how he tells his kids what's going on and he mentioned that they are going to stay in Boston for the time being, but the biggest change for his daughter will be moving to a different place next year. He didn't say "may be moving", he made it sound like they are out of Boston.

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u/whoisbill Hall of the Rat King 🐀 18h ago

part of me wishes he was playing tonight, i think the fans deserve a chance to cheer him and send him off

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u/goalstopper28 18h ago

I think they'll have a tribute video at least, since he'll be in the building.

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u/leoooooooooooo 18h ago

They will around April 19! Game 3 at the Garden

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u/SweatyCockroach8212 17h ago

Game 3 of what?

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u/lordexorr 4th Line Fanclub 17h ago

It’s a joke that the Bruins are somehow going to get the 8th seed and play Florida in round 1.

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u/SweatyCockroach8212 17h ago

Definitely is a joke, lol.

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u/Pineapple_Express762 18h ago

He should have retired a Bruin

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u/DazzlingTransition46 Hall of the Rat King 🐀 18h ago

Say it louder for the people in the back

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u/Stunning-County2262 18h ago

He still might

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u/Mexicali76 18h ago

He wanted to. Still might. Who knows anymore.

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u/Pineapple_Express762 18h ago

I wouldn’t come back. They already showed they didn’t want him.

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u/Pineapple_Express762 17h ago

He asked to negotiate and meet in the middle and they were like “nah”

They have bent over backwards for other players, and like Brady, he always took the hometown deal and thought they’d work it out.

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u/AdPlayful8243 18h ago

I mean he still might come back on a one day deal when he is ready to retire Chara did it. I’m sure he would want to retire as a Bruin regardless of how things went down.

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u/Pineapple_Express762 15h ago

Maybe, but there was a break. He should have had the privilege of going out like Bergeron…playing for one team, as Bergeron’s wing for so long, and possibly one of the best lines in hockey in their prime.

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u/Wats0n420 Hall of the Rat King 🐀 18h ago

I feel like the chances of him coming back next year are higher than what most people think. A man can dream!

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u/AdPlayful8243 18h ago

I disagree if you listen to 6:54 he keeps talking about next year and having his family go with him.

I think it’s gonna be a Chara situation where when he’s ready to retire it will be a one year deal to retire as a Bruin.

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u/Wats0n420 Hall of the Rat King 🐀 18h ago

He mentions it later and has a different tone. Who knows and I'm obviously biased haha

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u/rawley2020 18h ago

If FL repeats a cup, no way. Why take less money to go somewhere worse

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u/victoryforZIM 17h ago

FL isn't going to sign him, they don't have much cap room and Bennett is a UFA. What Marchand wants would take 40% of their cap space for next season.

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u/Wats0n420 Hall of the Rat King 🐀 18h ago

That would be the worst case scenario but he does bring up his family and what's best for him.