I’m not going to pretend I know how plugged in this source is, but according to a report from Rich Keefe of the Jones & Keefe show, the Boston Bruins are not only a mess on the ice, they’re a “disaster” off it. During show recently, Keefe suggested he had the scoop on what was going on between two of the team’s top stars, David Pastrnak and Brad Marchand. It’s a bit like the kind of drama that’s come out of Vancouver in recent weeks.
Keefe noted:
“First of all, what we can all see is that they’re a mess on the ice, right? They’ve lost six in a row. But what I’m hearing is that they’re also a mess off the ice. Apparently the locker room is a disaster .”
He added that David Pastrnak is at the center of this and has told the team he doesn’t want to align with Brad Marchand. Speculation is that it stems from Marchand calling out Pastrnak for some of his undisciplined and lazy play throughout the year.
While Pastrnak is the team’s leading scorer and a 60-goal guy, the main reason it’s a disaster inside the locker room is that he doesn’t want to play with Marchand, and they don’t play together (outside of some power). playing time). Keefe said the coach doesn’t have to do everything the player says, but it seems like he’s trying to split them up.
Keefe’s co-host said this type of thing was on brand for the team because players have been called out before, Pastrnak a couple of times by former coaches Jim Montgomery. They joked that maybe Marchand was a little mean to Pastrnak for doing something stupid defensively or whatever and it got called out. The hosts suggested that he sometimes deserves to be called out for the plays he makes.
The shorthanded goaltending this week was cited as one of the main reasons the Bruins have lost five in a row. “Maybe you can chalk it up to a player trying to do too much, or you can chalk it up to a player just not caring,” Jones said.
So now what for the Bruins?
This hasn’t been a good season for the Bruins, and it’s easy to see how locker room drama can take on a life of its own in the NHL. Just look at what’s happening with the Canucks.
Does that mean a deal is coming? It could. There was already talk that the Bruins would potentially have to make changes. But would the Bruins really be willing to trade Pastrnak? He is the team’s top forward.
Like in Vancouver, there JT Miller is a vocal leader, Marchand isn’t afraid to speak his mind in Boston. As Elias Petterssonthe assumption here is that Pastrnak is overly sensitive. Can these two make up and get back to trying to win hockey games?
