Posts tagged Brad Marchand
Marchand Makes No Mistake
BostonBruins.com - Brad Marchand had three assists in the Bruins’ first-round seven-game series against Toronto, before finding the back of the net on an overtime winner in Game One against New York.
After adding two opportunistic tallies in the B’s 6-1 victory over the Penguins in Pittsburgh Monday night, the winger now has four goals and four assists in his next set of seven games.
“He’s been better since the New York series. This series he seemed to fight the puck a little bit, but it’s all about confidence,” Coach Julien told media Tuesday afternoon, right after the Bruins had descended their plane at Hanscom Air Force Base, after making the trip from Pittsburgh, carrying a 2-0 series lead in tow.
“I think he’s got that confidence right now.”
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Bruins held an optional skate this morning at Madison Square Garden, so players went about their preferred pregame routines. This was David and Brad’s optional…
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Marchand Breaks Through
BOSTON, MA - Bruins’ pesky winger Brad Marchand started the morning with some outside concerns when he left early from the team’s pregame skate at TD Garden, prior to Game One against the New York Rangers.
Coach Julien addressed it following the skate, saying “Brad is okay. You’ll see him on the ice tonight.”
Yes, yes we did. On the ice, jumping up and down with adrenaline following his overtime game-winning goal that lifted the Bruins to the 3-2 win, 15:40 into extra time, over the Rangers to take the 1-0 series lead.
“Yeah, exactly, I didn’t want to waste my energy there this morning,” Marchand smirked, when asked by a reporter postgame if he had left morning skate because he wanted to save his energy for the goal.
“I felt I had some good jump tonight.”
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It’s always nice to have something to believe in. If we can get people’s minds off what happened even for a few hours and basically play for our city… And that’s what we have to do.
Pregame vs Sens: Marchand Back Skating, Bergeron Possibility for Tonight
BOSTON, MA - A nice sight this morning to see Brad Marchand back skating with the team during morning skate at TD Garden for the first time since April 10, when he sustained a “mild concussion” in New Jersey. The B’s held a pregame skate prior to facing off against the Senators tonight in their fifth and final meeting on the season.
Though the forward is not yet taking contact, that will be the next step in his recovery, as he has been skating and “feeling good.”
“I feel pretty good. Today is my first team practice, and I felt pretty good out there,” said Marchand post-skate. “I’m not really sure when I can be back. I’m still going to talk to the trainers after the practice here today and kind of see where we’re at, but it’s a step in the right direction.”
“I skated yesterday and I felt pretty good, and then today. I haven’t really been off that long, so I mean it’s, my hands and everything have still got it, but I felt pretty good, so again hopefully I’ll continue to get better.”
Patrice Bergeron joined in line rushes for the first time today, centering Tyler Seguin and Milan Lucic. He remains a possibility for tonight’s lineup, as the center, coaches and B’s training staff will all be exercising caution with his insertion back into game action. Bergeron has missed six games since he first sustained a moderate concussion back on April 2, the last time the B’s faced Ottawa.
As on Saturday morning in Carolina, when Patrice spoke to media for the first time, he said this morning he was “feeling good” and felt close to a return, but was going to leave it up to Coach and the doctors to determine if he would be back or not.
“I obviously want to get back out there. I feel good. I feel confident,” said Bergeron. “I don’t feel cautious. We’re taking our time and there’s a reason for that, so that I’m not hesitant and I feel good.”
“The doctors and the trainers have always done a great job with me and all the other guys as well,” he added.
“It’s one of things it’s always hard to go through. I’ve had enough of it,” said Bergeron, on the frustration of being out. “It’s one of those things where at the same time, they said I was optimistic because of the way that I felt, and the Bruins did a good job of making sure I was taking the time to heal properly.”
Tuukka Rask was the first goalie off at morning skate, after goaltending coach Bob Essensa worked with both netminders for a while during the practice. As for the Senators, the B’s should expect to see Craig Anderson between the pipes for the first time this season against Boston, as he’s been back from since injury and most recently, put up a 33-save shutout performance on Friday in a 2-0 win over New Jersey.
Defenseman Dougie Hamilton, after being a healthy scratch the past two games to get rest and get a different perspective of the game from up top, will be back in the lineup tonight. Coach Julien said that with nine healthy defenseman, he plans to “rotate some players in and out here” heading down the final seven-game stretch. Andrew Ference will be the healthy scratch tonight.
Following the rest, Hamilton said, “I feel refreshed and eager to play.”
“Just to be able to sit up there and learn and watch with Jarvy [Coach Jarvis], it was good. So just a different perspective, and obviously, it’s a lot more fun playing and being in the room and I guess being part of the team, but it was good for me.”
Projected Boston Lineup
Lucic-Bergeron-Seguin
Campbell-Krejci-Jagr
Paille-Kelly-Horton
Daugavins-Peverley-Thornton
Chara-Hamilton
Seidenberg-Boychuk
Bartkowski-McQuaid
Rask
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Bruins Issue Update on Brad Marchand
Boston Bruins General Manager Peter Chiarelli issued the following update on April 11, on Brad Marchand:
“Brad has been diagnosed with a mild concussion. We will provide an update on his status when appropriate.”
Brad Marchand scattering the bucket of pucks for the Bruins’ pregame skate at Air Canada Centre Saturday morning in Toronto.
The juxtaposition of these photos was pure luck, as I went to snap a few photos of the group before skate, and No. 63 happened to dump the pucks at the exact same moment….
Also, in photo #2, you see Dougie Hamilton starting to crack a smile - just after this was taken, he skated over by the bench and joked, “you don’t want a close-up of me in the photo??”
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Bergeron Line Relentless
BOSTON, MA – The highlight for the Bruins in their 4-3 loss to Montreal on Sunday night, was no doubt the play of the Patrice Bergeron-Tyler Seguin-Brad Marchand line that combined for eight points (two goals, six assists) and 12 shots on goal. The trio was racing up and down the ice from the start, driving hard to the net, creating plays, and, most importantly, scoring goals.
Tyler Seguin and Patrice Bergeron both scored, while Brad Marchand assisted on both goals. The Little Ball of Hate added a third helper on Dougie Hamilton’s second career goal mid-way through the second period. It was Marchand’s first career three assist game.
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Marchand's Team-Leading 11th Goal Leads B's Past Bolts
BOSTON, MA - With a 3-2 come-from-behind win over the Tampa Bay Lightning today, the Bruins are now riding a six-game winning streak that takes them back to February 17, when they beat the Jets. It also marked a streak for Brad Marchand, whose past four goals have all been game-winners.
The pesky winger has now extended his team lead in scoring to 11 goals.
With over two minutes left in regulation, the scoreboard showed a 2-2 tie. The B’s had come back in the second with two goals from Tyler Seguin and Rich Peverley just 1:17 apart and were searching to complete the comeback.
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Brad Marchand was one of the B’s that did not hit the ice during today’s optional skate at Ristuccia Arena, and instead, did off-ice work. The Bruin then went out amongst the fans and signed autographs for season ticket holders.
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