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Brad Marchand's recent remarks about the Leafs are quite shocking


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Fred Maltes
April 24, 2024  (3:29 PM)
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After two playoff games, Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand had some surprising and very complimentary words for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

"They're playing a really good playoff-type game right now, you know. You knew they would. They're built different than in the past years. They're playing a lot more physical, very committed to forechecking, playing very tight defensively, so you got to give them credit. You know, they're one of the top teams for a reason, and then when you add their offense ability on top of that, they're a tough team to play right now."

The Leafs' 3-2 win appeared to be closer than the 5-1 victory for Boston in Game 1. The Bruins captain says the score line in Game 1 didn't show the full picture, indicating that the game was very close, even though more pucks seemed to go in for the Bruins.
"It was a different game than the score," Marchand said. "We have to continue to be better. You know, it's a very tight playoff series. We knew it was going to be a battle, and, you know, they showed up. They're playing for keeps."

When Brad Treliving was hired this summer, he was clear that he wanted to bring in players who were difficult to play against, especially in the playoffs.
Treliving's summer additions of Max Domi, Ryan Reaves, and Tyler Bertuzzi fit that mold, and Treliving's summer additions fit the criteria. The team got even harder to play against at the deadline when Treliving also added Joel Edmundson and Ilya Lyubushkin to the blueline.
The complimentary take on the Leafs is a departure from Marchand's usual mind games. It could be a moment of honesty from the captain or an approach to hopefully have Toronto let their guard down a little bit.
We should embrace it and take the compliment as Leaf fans because there are not too many of them.
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