{"id":454502,"date":"2024-10-27T00:03:18","date_gmt":"2024-10-27T04:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=454502"},"modified":"2024-10-27T13:01:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-27T17:01:45","slug":"nhl-rumours-boston-bruins-forward-extension-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/10\/27\/nhl-rumours-boston-bruins-forward-extension-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Rumours: Boston Bruins Forward Extension Talks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s time for another edition of NHL rumours. We&#8217;re in the early part of the regular season, but the rumours just keep rolling. The focus is on the ice for the 2024-25 season. However, general managers are always casting an eye forward to the future. We&#8217;ve seen a number of big extensions get signed in the last couple of months. This edition of NHL rumours focuses on the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/10\/06\/boston-bruins-goaltender-signs-new-deal\/\" target=\"_self\">Boston Bruins<\/a> and the team nearing an extension for a vital player.<\/p>\n<p>All NHL rumours come from the source and are subject to change.<\/p>\n<h2>NHL Rumours<\/h2>\n<h3>Boston Bruins Nearing New Deal for Important Player<\/h3>\n<p><em>Rumour: In the latest edition of Headlines on Hockey Night in Canada, Bruins captain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/marchbr03.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-10-27_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brad Marchand<\/a> and the Bruins are closing in on a three-year extension. However, the veteran forward was quick to shoot down those reports.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Equal time: Per <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/masslivesports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@masslivesports<\/a>, Brad Marchand said the following report was false. We will see how things play out.<a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EobF9UwAZV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/EobF9UwAZV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FriedgeHNIC\/status\/1850366840045769039?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 27, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>Analysis:<\/em> It seems like Boston general manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/sweendo01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-10-27_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Don Sweeney<\/a> is trying to take care of a big piece of business. Sweeney is trying to make sure Marchand doesn&#8217;t get out into the open market on July 1, 2025. Marchand potted the overtime-winner against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/10\/26\/analyzing-the-issues-with-the-toronto-maple-leafs-power-play\/\" target=\"_self\">Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a> on Saturday night and may get an extension to boot.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been an eventful week for Marchand after he was chewed out by head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/montgji01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-10-27_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jim Montgomery<\/a> in a game against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/10\/04\/utah-hockey-club-name-their-first-ever-captain\/\" target=\"_self\">Utah Hockey Club.<\/a> However, the captain has put it behind and<a  href=\"https:\/\/www.boston.com\/sports\/boston-bruins\/2024\/10\/24\/brad-marchand-jim-montgomery-boston-bruins-nhl-hockey-coach-reaction\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> defended his coach&#8217;s actions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Boston have struggled out the gate, but Marchand finally got into the goal column in the victory over Toronto. The 36-year-old has 402 goals and 533 assists for 935 points in his great career. A new deal here would keep Halifax, Nova Scotia native with the Bruins.<\/p>\n<h4>Keep the Band Together<\/h4>\n<p>Marchand is in the final year of a deal that sees him making $6.125 million per season. Friedman didn&#8217;t mention what a dollar value on the prospective deal would be.<\/p>\n<p>One wonders if Marchand will get a bump in pay or would do what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/crosbsi01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-10-27_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sidney Crosby<\/a> did with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/10\/26\/exploring-the-reasons-why-the-pittsburgh-penguins-power-play-has-improved\/\" target=\"_self\">Pittsburgh Penguins.<\/a> Some thought that Crosby would get that raise, but he decided to keep the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/09\/16\/legendary-pittsburgh-penguins-sidney-crosby-extended\/\" target=\"_self\">same salary of $8.7 million.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Marchand giving some sort of break to Sweeney could help the Bruins keep some important players or go after other targets. Boston does have players like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/f\/fredetr01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-10-27_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trent Frederic<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/koepkco01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-10-27_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cole Koepke<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/brazeju01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-10-27_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Justin Brazeau<\/a> as unrestricted free agents. Some type of discount could allow Boston to keep the band together.<\/p>\n<p>There is precedent with Bruins players taking a pay cut or keeping their respective salary similar. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/bergepa01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-10-27_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Patrice Bergeron<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/krejcda01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-10-27_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David Krejci<\/a> have done this in the past.<\/p>\n<h4>What It Could Mean<\/h4>\n<p>Marchand may be in the latter stages of his career. However, he&#8217;s still been a key contributor for the Bruins.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s always willing to anything to help his team win. Marchand can score goals or get under the skin of the opposition in order to keep the Bruins as a contender.<\/p>\n<p>Sweeney has been able to make over his roster somewhat, but keep the Bruins in the mix. Marchand has been there for everything and it looks like he&#8217;ll be part of the plan if the initial reports do come true.<\/p>\n<p><em>Main photo by: Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s time for another edition of NHL rumours. We&#8217;re in the early part of the regular season, but the rumours just keep rolling. The focus is on the ice for the 2024-25 season. However, general managers are always casting an eye forward to the future. We&#8217;ve seen a number of big extensions get signed in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2352,"featured_media":434159,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_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":[5,4547,4548,4321],"tags":[5860,450,1999],"class_list":["post-454502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bruins","category-hockey","category-nhl","category-rumours","tag-boston-bruins-rumours","tag-brad-marchand","tag-don-sweeney"],"modified_by":"Levi Pike, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/454502","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\/2352"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=454502"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/454502\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/434159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=454502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=454502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=454502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}