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Boston Bruins notebook: Brad Marchand eager to start playoffs: ‘I was nervous waking up this morning, almost giddy’
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Washington Capitals Zdeno Chara (33) defends against Boston Bruins Nick Ritchie during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Boston, in this Sunday, April 11, 2021, file photo.Michael Dwyer | The Associated Press
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Brad Marchand woke up Saturday morning with butterflies. The start of the Stanley Cup Playoffs does that to him every year.
“It’s always an exciting and nervous time. I was nervous this morning waking up. I was very excited, almost giddy,” he said. “I think we’ve all been excited for this moment. Washington’s a very good team and obviously a tough opponent, but it’s going to be a fun series.”
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The Chara-Bruins storyline isn t Brady-Patriots because nothing is, but meeting your captain of 14 years in the playoffs especially when the decision to let him go was controversial is juicy.
There are two facts at play here: First, the Bruins were wrong to let Chara walk when he was willing to take just over the veteran s minimum. Also true, though: At the moment, their defense only misses him from a depth standpoint. That s for now, at least.
If you added Chara to Boston s current group of defensemen, he d maybe be a third-pairing guy over Jeremy Lauzon. The 24-year-old Lauzon was inconsistent during his first year of full-time duty. In the playoffs, it would be understandable to prefer the battle-tested Chara, even if he isn t what he once was.