Brad Marchand’s Antics
from the Boston Globe (no byline),
A petty exchange between Brad Marchand and Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry at the end of the second period on Tuesday escalated into an altercation that could lead to larger consequences for Marchand.
The Bruins were in a 3-2 hole, fending off a Penguins attack as time ran down. Marchand flipped the puck to the other end of the ice. Jarry snagged it and appeared to offer it to a fan on the other side of the glass.
As Jarry was about to toss the puck over, Marchand swooped in and swatted his stick. Marchand and Jarry exchanged words on their way to the locker rooms.
But it wasn’t over. The Bruins were down 4-2 with less than a minute left when Marchand recovered a wrist shot by Craig Smith and tried to jam a shot attempt past Jarry, who made the stop and had some words for Marchand afterwards.
Marchand charged in and punched Jarry. Then after being restrained by an official, he jabbed Jarry in the helmet with his stick. The incidents earned Marchand a roughing penalty and a match penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct.
“That happened quick,” Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy said. “I don’t know honestly. Lack of discipline, obviously on Brad’s part in that situation ... You’ve got to have better discipline. At the end of the day, Brad’s a leader on our team and he needs to control his emotions in that situation.”
Marchand has already been suspended this season. In November he was handed a three-game suspension for slew-footing Vancouver’s Oliver Ekman-Larsson.
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Watch Marchand in action here.
added 10:40am,
Boston’s Brad Marchand has been offered an in-person hearing via Zoom for Roughing/High-sticking Pittsburgh’s Tristan Jarry. Date and time TBD.
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