On Brad Marchand and the Boston Bruins …
Bob McKenzie: The Boston Bruins sign Brad Marchand to an eight year contract extension with a salary cap hit of $6.125 million.
Cap Friendly: The Bruins currently have $59,909,167 committed to 15 players under contract for next season – eight forwards, five defensemen and two goalies.
Cap Friendly: Marchand salary breakdown:
2017-18: $4+ $4M SB,
2018-19: $5+ $3M SB,
2019-20: $3.5+ $4M SB,
2020-21: $4+ $1M SB,
2021-22: $2.5+ $4M SB,
2022-23: $2+ $3M SB,
2023-24: $3+ $2M SB,
2024-25: $1+ $3M SB
Craig Custance: Marchand gets a full no-movement clause for the first five seasons, then a limited no-trade clause for the final three.
Steve Conroy: “Hard not to love the reported Marchand deal with an AAV $6.125 million”
DJ Bean: “Not an exaggeration: Marchand might have gotten $2 million more a year on the open market. Put money where his mouth was re wanting to stay”
Dan Rosen: “Gotta think negotiation with Marchand, Boston goes back a while, before the #WCH2016, but I wonder if his success here sped up the process.”
Marchand (Hella extension) has tremendous scoring and team impacts, tough competition. Top line talent. pic.twitter.com/NqMw27hRpt
— Micah Blake McCurdy (@IneffectiveMath) September 26, 2016