Player Discussion Brad Marchand IV - CONFIRMED signed 8 years @ 6.125/yr
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bruinsfan1970
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I only wish Brad would get more helpers along with 35-40 goals. Would love to see him hit 50 that would be super cool. Can he do it????
Pia8988
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FWIW he was tied for 5th on the team for 5 on 5 assists with 17 (6th A/60) while only have 2 while on the PP which puts him last out of everyone in PP A/60.
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bruinsfan1970
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Yes I was thinking the same thing,the overall team needs some better players to play with Bergeron and Marchand and much needed defensemen. But to sure up the defense does not mean the team does better without better production. I was looking back at the 2010-11 season game scores and we blew a lot of teams out. Here is hoping Don can find the correct players to do just that. I still say we got the best coach, not to happy with our goaltenders though.
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Yeah, he'd need to be on the PP a lot more, and on a better PP (like the one we had the first half of this season), as well as probably on another team (one that actually gets a lot of PP's). Even then it might be a stretch. 40 is definitely doable, though.
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He has scored over 28 goals once in his career -- this past season. And even then he didn't make it to 40. I guess we will have to wait and see whether this past season was an anomaly or the beginning of several years of goal scoring studliness. It's hard to think he will ever even sniff 50 goals. Would be cool if he did though. I'd be very happy if he could put up 35-40 every year for a while.
Do people think Marchand's output from this year is the new normal or a career year? I'm leaning toward somewhere in between.
Only one player has gotten 50 goals or more in the past 3 seasons - arguably the best goal scorer of all time - Ovechkin.
40 is possible, I'd expect 30-35.
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This is the main reason I think it's legit. As long as he shoots this often, I think he'll be around this goal total.
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If Bergeron-Marchand get a good winger there is no reason they can't BOTH score more than this year too.
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I feel like the crappy winger play is the main reason they both had career high goal totals. They both were firing pucks on net like madmen this season (Marchand shattered his career high in shots and Bergeron had his most shots since 2005/06). When Seguin and even Smith were here, the shots on net were more evenly distributed. With useless Connolly out there, naturally those two are going to be directing more pucks on net.
Looking at Marchand's underlying numbers, there really is no reason to think he won't get around that total again, regardless of PP goals. His shooting % was less than his career average, and he's entering a contract year.
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They both produce enough offense on their own that they don't need a highly skilled guy to be on there wing someone who is a good forechecker and allows for Marchand and Bergeron to do their thing, Connolly as the third wheel is fine. If it ain't broke don't fix it.
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The funniest thing about that is Connolly is meant to be a sniper
he was brought in specifically for his shot and offence hahahaThe funniest thing about that is Connolly is meant to be a sniper
The shot isn't there yet, but that may come. He seems to have a pretty good all-round game and his passing looks pretty good at times. That trio with him, Bergy and Marchand worked and looked like it allowed for Marchand to be more of an offensive presence.
Agreed, found it strange that Clode decided he couldnt take it anymore and broke it up.
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