Is Brad Marchand close to putting pen to paper on a new deal with the Bruins?
Speaking on Sportsnet Saturday night, NHL insider Elliotte Friedman reported that Boston and its 36-year-old captain are inching closer and closer to an extension.
“The word is that the Bruins and Marchand are getting closer on an extension, expected to be three years,” Freidman said. “We’ll see what happens in the next little bit, but the word is that they are getting closer.”
But following Boston’s 4-3 overtime win over the Maple Leafs on Saturday night, Marchand pushed back against Friedman’s report that both he and the Bruins were inching close to a new contract.