Boston Bruins' Brad Marchand has been vocal about the physicality in playoff hockey, admitting that hurting opponents is part of the game plan to win. Marchand's comments have sparked discussions about the aggressive nature of the sport during the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Brad Marchand speaks on the Sam Bennett incident. 🗣️ https://t.co/SapbPGCe0I https://t.co/uVyXuwFghl
#NHLBruins Captain Brad Marchand on his injury that has kept him out since the 1st period of G3: “It's not soccer. It's not basketball...If you don't like it, don't play in the playoffs…. People don’t want to say it, but part of playoffs is trying to hurt every player on the… https://t.co/rX9mC88cAL
I said it the other day - these hits are apart of playoff hockey. Even Marchand knows that! Via ConorRyan_93/Twitter/X #nhl #hockey #playoffs #stanleycup #stanleycupplayoffs #boston #bruins #marchand #reinhart #florida #panthers #hit #punch https://t.co/8wkvacRqmF
'It's not soccer. It's not basketball... If you don't like it, don't play in the playoffs': Hurting opponents is part of playoff hockey, and Brad Marchand gets it. https://t.co/7XfjqRSNLn
In hindsight, it's an NHL player's place to say it, not mine, but this is what I was getting at when I suggested during Game 2 that the Bruins needed to make #TimeToHunt winger Matthew Tkachuk 'feel pain.' Like it or not, that is part of a team's game plan in the playoffs.… https://t.co/uJIGakb7XS
Brad Marchand drops truth bombs about playoff hockey prior to Game 6 https://t.co/DypcFxMQu8
#NHLBruins captain Brad Marchand just spoke the words so many are afraid to admit or say out loud about the Stanley Cup Playoffs. "People don't want to say it, but part of the playoffs is trying to hurt every player on the other team, and the more guys you take out, the more… https://t.co/y7dT0aUDIP
Brad Marchand on the physicality in the playoffs: "If you don't like it? Don't play in the playoffs. "If I have to get hurt to win? If I have to hurt someone to win? I don't care. That's part of it. And I'm not going to complain because if I'm him, I'm doing the same thing."
Brad Marchand’s presence looms large in Bruins’ season-saving Game 5 win https://t.co/jlM3QIl5Fy