Multiple milestones await Brad Marchand this fall. He enters his fifth full season with the Boston Bruins eight goals and six assists away from breaking 100 in his career total under each heading.
Naturally, that would entail reaching 200 regular-season points in his NHL career. He has 186 to date and should have little trouble reaching the new threshold before Thanksgiving.
The emphasis in that last sentence lies in “should.”
With consistent effort and production comes the concomitant expectation that Marchand translates his recent words into action. Upon arriving to tune up for training camp last week, the second-line left wing attempted to pinpoint the culprits behind several slumps that sullied his 2013-14 season.
Per The Boston Globe’s Amalie Benjamin, Marchand offered, “I felt like my conditioning had to be up a bit. I thought that was where I kind of struggled last year. So I tried to focus a little more on that and more mental aspects of the game.”
One can debate how much reformation is actually in order for his offseason and in-season training. Regardless, the ...
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