{"id":22256,"date":"2018-01-24T15:13:53","date_gmt":"2018-01-24T20:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=22256"},"modified":"2018-01-24T19:27:34","modified_gmt":"2018-01-25T00:27:34","slug":"brad-marchand-awaiting-ruling-marcus-johansson-elbowing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018\/01\/24\/brad-marchand-awaiting-ruling-marcus-johansson-elbowing\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston Bruins&#8217; Brad Marchand Suspended Five Games For Elbowing Marcus Johansson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>UPDATE<\/strong>: Boston Bruins&#8217; Brad Marchand has been suspended five games by the NHL&#8217;s Department of Player Safety for elbowing New Jersey Devils forward Marcus Johansson in the head on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Boston\u2019s Brad Marchand suspended five games for elbowing New Jersey\u2019s Marcus Johansson. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yGnRiVHgNn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/yGnRiVHgNn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHLPlayerSafety\/status\/956314059909066752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 24, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday night, the red-hot Bruins faced the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/devils\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Jersey Devils<\/a> in hopes to extend their point streak. The Bruins faced a tough opponent in the Devils but ultimately won by a score of 3-2. The game-winning goal came from none other than <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/marchbr03.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brad Marchand<\/a>, who leads the team in goals.<\/p>\n<p>With just over two minutes remaining in the third period, the Bruins rushed down the ice, looking to make the score 4-2. Devils goaltender <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/schneco01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cory Schneider<\/a> stopped Marchand\u2019s shot and corralled the rebound. As <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/j\/johanma03.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marcus Johansson<\/a> tried to cut off Marchand\u2019s angle, the Bruins forward seemed to trip over nothing, sending his body forward and his elbow suspiciously towards the head of Johansson, ending his night short due to an injury.<\/p>\n<h1>Brad Marchand Awaiting Ruling On Marcus Johansson Elbowing<\/h1>\n<p>Whether or not it was Marchand\u2019s intent to elbow Johansson or not, his long-standing reputation may play a factor in the league\u2019s decision on their punishment. Marchand is known around the league as \u201cThe Rat\u201d, primarily because of certain actions that are classified as \u2018dirty\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Marchand\u2019s antics almost always occur in the Bruins home building, which usually means that the crowd shows their support and he does not have to worry about them demanding a call from the referee.<\/p>\n<h2>Marchand\u2019s History As A Pest<\/h2>\n<p>In a game against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/senators\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ottawa Senators<\/a>, Marchand went on a forecheck and upended defenseman <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/borowma01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark Borowiecki<\/a> behind the play as the game continued on. Borowiecki completely caught off guard, flipped 180 degrees vertically and stretched his arms to keep his head from coming in direct contact with the ice. For this, Marchand would eventually receive a three-game suspension.<\/p>\n<p>Marchand is also known to use the slew foot to take down his opponents. In a game against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/red-wings\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Detroit Red Wings<\/a>, Marchand trailed the play, and in passing defenseman <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kronwni01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Niklas Kronwall<\/a>, he stuck out his left leg to trip up his opponent. This trip resulted in only a large fine for Marchand.<\/p>\n<p>The scrappy forward may be most recognized for his tendency to \u201csubmarine\u201d opponents. Against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/canucks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vancouver Canucks<\/a> in the 2011 Stanley Cup Final, Marchand used this tactic to deflect an incoming body check against <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/sedinda01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Daniel Sedin<\/a>. Marchand had just dodged a hit from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/e\/ehrhoch01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christian Ehrhoff<\/a>, and then skated around him to retrieve the puck. Sedin, the next closest Canuck, skated in below the goal line to lay a hit on the speedy forward, but Marchand ducked low enough to clip his opponent\u2019s legs. The hit sent Sedin up and over the Bruins winger, which sparked a brawl moments later.<\/p>\n<h2>What\u2019s Ahead For Marchand<\/h2>\n<p>Marchand has a rather bulky file in the Department of Player Safety. While he waits for the ruling, he has to keep his five prior suspensions in mind. His file also contains a list of fines ranging from $2,500-$10,000k.<\/p>\n<p>While the fans love him, it is hard to deny that he is guilty of past antics, which could very well end up as a suspension for the first-line forward. The other factor to take into consideration is the impact it left on Johansson. The forward, who has missed previous games due to a concussion, left the ice with help from the team trainer and his health status has not yet been announced.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UPDATE: Boston Bruins&#8217; Brad Marchand has been suspended five games by the NHL&#8217;s Department of Player Safety for elbowing New Jersey Devils forward Marcus Johansson in the head on Tuesday night. Boston\u2019s Brad Marchand suspended five games for elbowing New Jersey\u2019s Marcus Johansson. https:\/\/t.co\/yGnRiVHgNn \u2014 NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) January 24, 2018 On Tuesday night, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2422,"featured_media":22264,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5,34],"tags":[90,450,606,2002,151],"class_list":["post-22256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bruins","category-news","tag-boston-bruins","tag-brad-marchand","tag-eastern-conference","tag-marcus-johansson","tag-new-jersey-devils"],"modified_by":"Christian Holmes, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2422"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22256"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22256\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}