GloryDaze4877
Barely Irrelevant
If Marchand is somehow emotionally affected by the Seguin trade enough where it leads to the kind of play we've seen on display, then I don't want him playing for the team I cheer for. That's a level of mental immaturity I'd expect to see out of a junior high schooler who's sad his best friend moved away and now he doesn't feel like studying.
I'm also of the belief that situation has nothing to do with his level of play.
Playing on a line with Seguin, both him and Bergeron had to place an emphasis on their defensive games because it was an area of deficiency for Tyler. Now, with a defensive stalwart on that line in Eriksson, that compensation doesn't need to happen for either Marchand or Bergeron. Bergeron can and will adapt (37's recovery is the biggest piece of what ails him). It remains to be seen if Brad will. I tend to think he will; he's too smart not to. He just needs to do it in quick order.
Totally agree.
Also, there have been several posters here that have said (don't know why they would make it up) that Marchand did not spend that much time with Seguin last year off the ice. I'm not sure they were even BFF's, which is more reason to doubt the Seguin Effect as a cause.