NHL Free Agents: Boston Bruins and Brad Marchand Close to a Deal?

August 5th, 2011 by Nicholas Goss Leave a reply »
Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand is still celebrating the team's first Stanley Cup championship in 39 years, but as training camp approaches, the young winger knows it's time to get a new contract.

Marchand, 23, is a restricted free agent, and is due for a nice raise.

He said the following in an August 4 Sporting News article:

“Right now, we’re just kind of getting into things,” he said. “It’s been a long summer and people have been on vacation and enjoying the Cup so we’re going to start getting into it pretty heavily here.”

Marchand's agent, Wade Arnott, said talks are ongoing with the Bruins regarding Marchand's new contract, but that nothing is close yet.

“Discussions with the Bruins are ongoing but nothing is imminent,” wrote Arnott, of Newport Sports Management. “We continue to work towards a resolution.”

The Bruins have plenty of salary cap space to sign last season's breakout star.

Boston has over $7 million in cap space, according to Capgeek.com, but also must think about future players that must be re-signed.

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