{"id":43814,"date":"2019-03-17T20:30:20","date_gmt":"2019-03-18T00:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=43814"},"modified":"2019-03-17T20:30:20","modified_gmt":"2019-03-18T00:30:20","slug":"boston-bruins-brad-marchands-reputation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/03\/17\/boston-bruins-brad-marchands-reputation\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston Bruins Brad Marchand’s Reputation"},"content":{"rendered":"

By now, Brad Marchand<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s reputation has made anyone who watches the NHL familiar with his name. Whether that name comes with praise or pure disgust, he has made his presence known.<\/p>\n

He came into the league during the 2009-10 season where he didn\u2019t do much besides notch a single assist. It was the next season that his career took off. He played in 77 games for the Boston Bruins<\/a> and recorded 21 goals and 20 assists. That year, he also lifted the Stanley Cup with 11 goals and eight assists in the playoffs.<\/p>\n

Boston Bruins Brad Marchand’s Reputation<\/h1>\n

The Cheap Shots and Odd Moves<\/h2>\n

It is undeniable to say that Marchand is a skilled player. But that skill is often overlooked by some of his antics. He\u2019s been known to throw some cheap shots to other players and isn\u2019t a stranger to discipline from the league. He\u2019s also been known to make some dirty plays that put others at risk of injury.<\/p>\n

Marchand has been doing it so often that a montage was made<\/a>, showing the times since 2017 that he\u2019s put other players on the ice in ways the league does not allow.<\/p>\n

One of his most recent works was from the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs in which he licked Tampa Bay Lightning<\/a> forward Ryan Callahan<\/a> <\/strong>after the teams got rough with one another.<\/p>\n