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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.
Marchand is playing on the final season of the eight-year, $49 million deal he inked with the Bruins in 2016. An extension would stop him from hitting unrestricted free agency next summer.
The longest-tenured Bruin since Patrice Bergeron's retirement in July 2023, Marchand was named captain ahead of the 2023-24 season. He has so far recorded four assists in seven games while the Bruins have gone 3-4-1 to open the 2024-25 campaign.