While Marchand is much bigger part of the Bruins offense, both players are at their best when they are playing with an edge and agitating their opponents.
Marchand and Wilson are no strangers to each other either and they seemed to in each other's faces all Thursday night long. However, it was a play that Marchand didn't see that had head coach Bruce Cassidy upset.
Capitals defenseman Dmitry Orlov took exception to a cross-check from Marchand and gave him one back. While Marchand had no helmet on and his back turned, Wilson decided to come in and take him down from behind. Wilson did not receive a penalty for his actions.
Well, I voiced my opinion at the end of the period. I think it's wrong and to me, to just put two guys into the box in that situation when a third guy comes in, there should have been an additional call," Cassidy said after the game,
per Bruins Daily.
That's the way I felt about it, they didn't see it that way. Clearly, two guys, Orlov and Marchy [Marchand] were battling and for him [Wilson] to come in is unnecessary, to say the least in that situation. But their job is to police it on the ice, and in that particular instance, that's the way the saw it and that's the way it went."
Marchand said he did not see the replay and was unsure what happened at the time.
That's his game, he plays that way and he's effective at it," said Marchand. "So that's what got him a job in the NHL and continues to allow him to play. Again, he's effective at what he does."
