Is This Reason To Worry About Brad Marchand?
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MarcODecember 4, 2017 (12:21)
Over the weekend we saw Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand take quite the beating against the Philadelphia Flyers.�
Marchand kept his cool and extracted the best kind of revenge against the Flyers by scoring a goal and assisting on another, leading the Bruins to a 3-0 win.�
However, Marchand was smashed by Ivan Provorov and looked dazed getting up, he later took a rough cross check from�Shayne Gostisbehere.�
"A little bit. I was a little bit frustrated. I think been hit more this year than every other year of my career combined. I just need to do a better job of keeping my head up," said a smirking Marchand. "I felt fine. I more just got it in the mouth and in the nose, which I guess is to be expected."
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If you combine the pounding he took on Saturday, with the hits he's taken from the Capitals Tom�Wilson and Leafs Leo Komarov in recent games, clearly the Bruins have to find a way to protect one of their best forwards.�
Marchand isn't the only one, David Pastrnak also seems to have a huge target on his back and with Zdeno Chara not exactly the physical presence he once was and Adam�McQuaid sidelined, it's a situation the team needs to address if they don't want those players missing any more time this season.�
"He's been knocked around a bit this year, and obviously gets targeted just like [David Pastrnak]. We'll have to address that, but it was nice to see him bounce back," said� head coach BruceCassidy. "He's a top end guy for us that does everything."
With Marchand having already missed a bunch of games while in the concussion protocol, does general manager Don Sweeney need to make a move to protect some of his star players?
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Brad Marchand
Shayne Gostisbehere
David Pastrnak
Ivan Provorov
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