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The Boston Bruins are "getting closer" to finalizing a three-year extension for captain Brad Marchand, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reported on Saturday.
The conclusion was later denied by Marchand, who told reporters that the report was false "for now."
"If I was to sign a three-year extension, it would be signed, you know?" Marchand told reporters on Saturday night. "Clearly, Elliotte is just wrong there. So that's about it."
Marchand is playing on the final season of the eight-year, $49 million deal he inked with the Bruins in 2016.