What are Marchand's thoughts on his tenure with the #Bruins ? Do you believe Marchand wanted to end his career here and/or felt slighted when dealt? #NHL
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00:00You know, I've had an incredible run in that organization, and I'm extremely proud.
00:08Just how things went there.
00:13Sorry.
00:16So yeah, it was very disappointing that things didn't get done, just because, obviously,
00:23I love the organization, I wanted to stay there.
00:25But at the end of the day, I also know that business is business, and every player has
00:29a shelf life, and regardless if that's when we want it to be or not, sometimes there's
00:35things that are out of our control that dictate situations.
00:38If we were in the playoffs at the point in time, we'd probably be having a much different
00:42conversation, and I know that.
00:44And the one thing that I always respect, I told Cam and Sweens this, is they have a job
00:49to do, and they have to make the best decisions for the team.
00:52And I completely understand where the decisions need to be made.
00:57I believe Sweens is one of, if not the best general managers in the league.
01:00I've watched him for a very long time excel at his job, and for those who are in the organization,
01:09and know the effort that he puts in every day, and how hard he works, no one would question
01:16where his loyalty lies.
01:18Firstly, class act.
01:20I think everything that he said there was politically correct, and whether or not, I
01:23know Wiggy had this yesterday with him taking out what he said in the Globe, he doesn't
01:27feel that way.
01:28That was Wiggy's take.
01:29I think that the way in which, that was classy, the way in which he just handled that.
01:33Secondly, there was no issue between Brad Marchand and any of these players.
01:36I think Brad Marchand felt like he had reached a part of his career where it was understood
01:41that he wanted to finish it out here, and he had earned that respect from the front
01:45office.
01:46The fact that he had to ask, and this was Elliott Friedman's reporting, for a face-to-face,
01:51the fact that he didn't get that without asking for it, and then asking for a compromise
01:55and saying, I will compromise if you guys can also compromise towards me.
01:59I think Brad Marchand said, I'm the captain of this team, I've spent my entire career
02:02here, and I want to end here.