Bruins captain Brad Marchand underwent a trio of surgical procedures this summer season, he advised reporters at an off-the-cuff skate Tuesday (by way of Ty Anderson of 98.5 The Sports activities Hub). The winger could also be barely restricted to begin coaching camp later this month however expects to be prepared for opening evening, per Scott McLaughlin of WEEI.
The primary process Marchand had completed was to restore a torn tendon in his elbow that plagued him for everything of the 2023-24 marketing campaign, he stated. He additionally underwent stomach and groin surgical procedures to restore accidents he sustained late within the common season.
These accidents barely value Marchand any taking part in time. For the second time in his profession, he performed in all 82 regular-season video games, however he missed two playoff video games with what the crew known as an upper-body harm. That one was presumably addressed with stomach surgical procedure.
Marchand slowed offensively in 2023-24, however whether or not that was due to his accidents or age stays to be seen. The 15-year veteran is getting into his age-36 season and posted 67 factors (0.82 per recreation) final 12 months, his lowest per-game price since 2015-16. He nonetheless managed to complete second on the crew in scoring behind David Pastrňák and helped lead the Bruins to their first playoff sequence win since 2021 in his first season as captain following Patrice Bergeron’s retirement.
He’ll reprise his top-six position this season, however seemingly not on a line with Pastrňák with free-agent signing Elias Lindholm down the center. Marchand stated he expects to begin the 12 months again on the crew’s second line, centered by Charlie Coyle (by way of Conor Ryan of The Boston Globe).
It’s an necessary marketing campaign for Marchand as he kicks off the ultimate 12 months of the eight-year, $49M extension he signed again in 2016. Basic supervisor Don Sweeney
stated in Could that signing Marchand to an extension was one in every of his high priorities this summer season, however it hasn’t occurred but.
