KuralySnipes
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I know it is a very small sample size, but Marchand seems lost out on the ice so far. He did not have an impressive training camp, and was average at best during the preseason. Julien seemed to have enough of it on Saturday when he moved him on the 3rd line. Hopefully Marshy gets too old form soon because Bergeron's line would be unstoppable.
Here is what Claude Julien said about Marshy:
Here is what Claude Julien said about Marshy:
He’s been fighting it for the last little while here. Sometimes you need to take a guy away from where he is, and take some of the pressure off. It’s not because he doesn’t want to do well,” said Claude Julien. “In his mind he’s trying, but he just needs to find his game. Sometimes putting a guy on another line will help him find his game. “He’s fighting it. There’s no doubt he’s fighting it. As a coach you make the change you think is right to win a hockey game. We know how good [Marchand] can be. Right now he just needs to fight through it.