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Recent Report Confirmed Brad Marchand Will Not Return To The Boston Bruins
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The Boston Bruins and Brad Marchand may be done for good according to the Bruins Network after the trade deadline the door to return was closed.
The Boston Bruins traded their Captain Brad Marchand away at the beginning of March, for a measly 2nd-round pick which could become a 1st in 2028.
That is conditional based on the Florida Panthers' success in the playoffs, and if Marchand will help push them deep into the postseason.
However, before the trade went down there were contract negotiations which GM Don Sweeney and Brad Marchand couldn't see eye-to-eye on.
According to Bissonnette, the Bruins countered Marchand's request with an offer that matched his existing $6.63 million salary, refusing to increase their bid. Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reported that Marchand was willing to compromise a bit, but Boston wasn't as flexible as to meet his minimum demands
Instead of Don Sweeney finding some room in the cap space, he opted to trade him to the Panthers.
That was all she wrote, folks. Or was it?
To this day we still have people hoping on hope, that the Bruins and Marchand will come to their senses and make up in July.
However, according to the Bruins Network that door was shut on March 7th, and it is unlikely at least by their analysis he won't return to the B's.
Now, we'll have to wait until July to see how it truly plays out. But it could be the end of a relationship that lasted for 16 years between Marchand and the Bruins.
One of their best players has been traded, and the history remains between the two but can the fences ever be mended?
It's difficult to tell at this point.
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