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Rookie Destroys Brad Marchand In A Chaotic Scene As A Brawl Breaks Out
Photo credit: Connor Ryan On X
Tonight Brad Marchand once again found himself in the middle of a chaotic brawl. Unlike most physical altercations involving Marchand, he found himself on the losing end of this matchup with a rookie.
Rookie Destroys Marchand In A Chaotic Brawl
Near the end of the first period of the contest between the Boston Bruins and Calgary Flames a brawl broke loose. The source of the brawl was Bruins forward Brad Marchand running into the Calgary Flames goalie. As a result of this Flames rookie Martin Pospisil stepped in and destroyed Marchand with a huge punch.
Brad Marchand gets trucked by Martin Pospisil.
Pospisil built up some goodwill with his teammates and the fans with this move. Taking on a notable pest in the NHL in one of your first games in the NHL is a tall task. Pospisil stepped up admirably and took care of business.
After the first period, the Flames continue to lead the Bruins 2-0. It will be fun to see if this brawl leads to more chaos later on in the game.
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FEVRIER 6 | 1537 ANSWERS Rookie Destroys Brad Marchand In A Chaotic Scene As A Brawl Breaks Out Do you like seeing Brad Marchand get destroyed? | ||
| Yes | 1124 | 73.1 % |
| No | 171 | 11.1 % |
| All day | 242 | 15.7 % |
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