Bruins Captain Brad Marchand Rips Reporter to Shreds After a Controversial Report
According to a recent report, the reason behind the sudden fall of the Leafs' biggest Atlantic Division rival may lead back to a rift between their two top stars.
The Boston Bruins have lost six games in a row and seven of their last eight following a 4-1 beating at the hands of the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night. They are currently 11 points behind the Leafs and sit one point ahead of the Columbus Blue Jackets and Pittsburgh Penguins for the top wild card spot.
On Friday, Rich Keefe, co-host of the 'Jones and Keefe' show, revealed that their downward spiral may be linked to a rift between Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak.
"The locker room is a disaster, and David Pastrnak is at the center of that. David Pastrnak has told the team he doesn't want to be on a line with Brad Marchand, and it may stem from Brad Marchand calling out Pastrnak for some of his play."
The clip quickly went viral on social media prompting a surprisingly fast response from both Marchand and Pastrnak.
"We're best friends," commented Bruins Captain Brad Marchand, before adding that any rumours are "not based in fact".
Marchand's passion-fuelled rant can be viewed in its entirety here:
Pastrnak had a bit of a longer response to questions about the reported rift between the long-time teammates.
"I've never in my life said I don't want to play with this guy to the coaching staff or management and I never would. I love playing with Marchy. I've been playing with him for so long."
Whether true or not, given turmoil earlier this season during negotiations with goaltender Jeremy Swayman, it is possible that the Bruins' front office intervened and had the two squash any potential beef publicly to avoid any major media storm.
The Bruins have always managed to turn these types of reports into motivation, so it shouldn't come as a surprise to see them go on a bit of run over the next few weeks and vault their way up the Atlantic Division standings.
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