Top NHL Insider Believes Brad Marchand Will Leave the Boston Bruins Due to Contract Dispute
NHL insider Nick Kypreos has gone on the record stating that Brad Marchand will likely leave the Bruins this summer.
The Boston Bruins season has had a lot of major swings this year.
Things started off poorly, leading the organization to part ways with head coach Jim Montgomery.
Since then, things have gone somewhat better for the team, as they have worked their way back into a playoff spot.
However, the team is still a shell of their former selves and their spot in the playoffs is far from secured.
If anything, their grasp on the playoffs remains tenuous at best. This is in part due to the performance of Brad Marchand.
The Bruins captain has certainly had a down year, collecting 15 goals and 33 points through 45 games, his worst scoring rate in a decade.
According to NHL insider Nick Kypreos, the team remains invested in the captain and wants to bring him back next season, but at this point cost and contract term could be an issue
Kypreos went on to explain how Marchand uses the same agency Steven Stamkos does, implying that the Bruins captain could sign elsewhere if he does not get a contract offer he loves from the team.
The insider does admit that the Bruins and Marchand will likely come to an agreement, but the same thing could have been said about Stamkos and the Lightning last season and we all know how that turned out.
Will the Bruins captain become one of the biggest free agent options this summer or will he re-sign with the Bruins before the July 1st deadline? Stay tuned to find out.
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JANVIER 15 | 235 ANSWERS Top NHL Insider Believes Brad Marchand Will Leave the Boston Bruins Due to Contract Dispute Do you think Brad Marchand will re-sign with the Boston Bruins, walk in free agency, or retire this summer? | ||
| Re-sign | 104 | 44.3 % |
| Walk | 92 | 39.1 % |
| Retire | 39 | 16.6 % |
| LIST OF POLLS | ||
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Tom Wilson | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Alexander Ovechkin | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Brendan Gallagher | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Anthony Cirelli | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Josh Doan | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Dylan Guenther | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Victor Hedman | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jack McBain | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Dylan Strome | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jake Guentzel | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Brandon Hagel | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Michael Carcone | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Christian Dvorak | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Zemgus Girgensons | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Nick Paul | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Brayden Point | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Cam Atkinson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| John Carlson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Nick Desimone | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 56 | 39 | 14 | 3 | 81 | |
Capitals | 55 | 36 | 11 | 8 | 80 | |
Oilers | 55 | 34 | 17 | 4 | 72 | |
Stars | 55 | 35 | 18 | 2 | 72 | |
Golden Knights | 56 | 33 | 17 | 6 | 72 | |
Panthers | 57 | 34 | 20 | 3 | 71 | |
Hurricanes | 56 | 33 | 19 | 4 | 70 | |
Wild | 56 | 33 | 19 | 4 | 70 | |
Maple Leafs | 55 | 33 | 20 | 2 | 68 | |
Avalanche | 57 | 33 | 22 | 2 | 68 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||