“The Bruins and the player had agreed on term.
And it just didn’t happen.
The Bruins owed Marchand more than Marchand owed the Bruins.

But my god, does it hurt me to my core that Marchand will not retire a Bruin.
The fucking Florida Panthers.
And for the people who are like ‘Oh Marina!
Stop being so emotional!
He was an aging player on the decline!’
Especially since the return was being hindered anyways due to his injury.
That’s a slap in the face.
While we may never know what the true numbers were, it’s a PR disaster for Boston.
Well, I guess I’d give it a 2% chance he comes back.
Apparently, for Sweeney and Neely it’s not very hard.
Torey Krug never even received an offer before he signed in St. Louis…
I probably wouldn’t be burying him had he kept 63.