Ty Anderson: Marchand incident looms over big win; Postgame Podcast

I didn't think the Marchand hit was as bad as some claim. There should have been a call for sure though. Not sure how the refs missed that. I could see a suspension, but wouldn't be surprised or bothered if there wasn't. Collisions happen often. Marchand tends to skate low when turning anyway, but I'm sure he didn't try his hardest to get out of the way of Boro. Stick it in the meh column.

I didn't think the Marchand hit was as bad as some claim. There should have been a call for sure though. Not sure how the refs missed that. I could see a suspension, but wouldn't be surprised or bothered if there wasn't. Collisions happen often. Marchand tends to skate low when turning anyway, but I'm sure he didn't try his hardest to get out of the way of Boro. Stick it in the meh column.

I tend to agree with this.... marchy certainly didn't try and avoid the altercation and to that point neither did Boro. and as for the spear on turris everyone seems to forget Turris threw a spear right back at him, If I had his cell number I'd text him and tell to man up and stop complaining or simply don't retaliate. neil's eye gouge and groin spear, stones hit to the head, and widemans hit from behind.... sens had the same amount of borderline plays too.... pretty good game all in all. nice to see the B's put some pucks in the net.

Chara is the great equalizer.

If Marchand was on any other team, he wouldn't be able to get away with what he does. Weasels are few and far between in the NHL these days because they either get a beating, get suspended, or their antics force the other players on their team to have to stand up for them over and over. I'm sure that gets tiring.

The hit on Boro, I agree was meh, but the spear was not necessary at all. Turris was already shoving with Chara and the clown decides to spear him. Does anyone really need to step up for Chara? If you are going to stand up for him, or anyone else for that matter, you do it with a spear? That was not a matter of 'defending' someone. It was simply a weasel being a weasel and going after a guy that was already shoving with the biggest player in the NHL.

That said, I'm not just talking about last night. Marchand has a habit of doing this stuff. Lucic is gone and once Chara retires or moves on, Marchand is going to have to change his style cause he won't have anyone to hide behind anymore.

Chara is the great equalizer.

If Marchand was on any other team, he wouldn't be able to get away with what he does. Weasels are few and far between in the NHL these days because they either get a beating, get suspended, or their antics force the other players on their team to have to stand up for them over and over. I'm sure that gets tiring.

The hit on Boro, I agree was meh, but the spear was not necessary at all. Turris was already shoving with Chara and the clown decides to spear him. Does anyone really need to step up for Chara? If you are going to stand up for him, or anyone else for that matter, you do it with a spear? That was not a matter of 'defending' someone. It was simply a weasel being a weasel and going after a guy that was already shoving with the biggest player in the NHL.

That said, I'm not just talking about last night. Marchand has a habit of doing this stuff. Lucic is gone and once Chara retires or moves on, Marchand is going to have to change his style cause he won't have anyone to hide behind anymore.
- Charliebox

Marchand has significantly changed his style its just anytime hes involved in any kind of scrum or iffy hit it becomes front page news cus people eat it right up and get all outraged. Maybe if Neil wasn't going for eyes and groins Marchand wouldn't have poked at Turris

the marchand "Clip" was at the knees... but Boro was interfering with him, that's why it happened. definitely "meh"
The spear by Marchand was just stupid, but shouldn't receive anymore than the $5000 Prust was fined for spearing him a month ago.

the biggest issue should be the Chrissy Neil eye-gouge... I cannot understand how this P.O.S continually goes over the line and never pays the piper, other than the beat downs he receives when he fights someone in his own weight class. the NHL has turned a blind eye on him his whole career.

the marchand "Clip" was at the knees... but Boro was interfering with him, that's why it happened. definitely "meh"
The spear by Marchand was just stupid, but shouldn't receive anymore than the $5000 Prust was fined for spearing him a month ago.

the biggest issue should be the Chrissy Neil eye-gouge... I cannot understand how this P.O.S continually goes over the line and never pays the piper, other than the beat downs he receives when he fights someone in his own weight class. the NHL has turned a blind eye on him his whole career.
- Rockhead_37

He has a record... add to that the fact he did 2 dirty things in 1 game... I want to see the league hit him hard.... 5+ he has to learn to compose himself better...

Neil should get 2+ that eye gouge was dirty....

I didn't think the Marchand hit was as bad as some claim. There should have been a call for sure though. Not sure how the refs missed that. I could see a suspension, but wouldn't be surprised or bothered if there wasn't. Collisions happen often. Marchand tends to skate low when turning anyway, but I'm sure he didn't try his hardest to get out of the way of Boro. Stick it in the meh column.
- Gord_Wilson_2.0

He knew exactly what he was doing. He's a dirty cheap pos and should be suspended. He got 5 for this hit on Salo, I'm shocked he won't get 8-10 for the one last night.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wGD5DbljtfE

I'm of the opinion that Marchand had a damn good idea of what he was doing and that the league needs to be serious about these kinds of low hits (not just hits to the head). The amount of damage you can do to a guy's knees with this kind of hit can be vicious (and career altering).

Wow, very dirty play by Marchand. That's the kind of crap that could end someone's career. Taking guys out at the knee is one of the dirtiest things you can do. Doesn't help Marchand that everyone knows he is a dirty player. Really need to remove this type of play from the game.

Marchand should get a fine or a couple games as it was a low hit. Probable looked worse than it was. I agree with Ty's reasoning why he will only get a fine.

Neil is the biggest POS in the game and the eye gouging was the worst thing that happened IMO.

The Marchand hit really wasn't that bad... could have been a penalty but definitely not suspension worthy. If Boro doesn't interfere with Marchand in the first place, we aren't even having this conversation. Boro deserved an interference penalty on the same play before Marchand put him on the ice. Just look at all of the poop happening in that game, and that hit should be a footnote.

People love to talk poop about the all the dirty stuff the Bruins do, but somehow don't seem to see it when it happens around the rest of the league. Where are all the whiners complaining about Neil's nut shot... oh... wait... it happened to McQuaid from the Bruins? Well he deserved it then. Glad to see there's at least some people pointing to Neil's actions more than Marchand's. Thanks for viewing things objectively rather than through Bruins-jaded glasses.

Hate us cause they ain't us.

The Marchand hit really wasn't that bad... could have been a penalty but definitely not suspension worthy. If Boro doesn't interfere with Marchand in the first place, we aren't even having this conversation. Boro deserved an interference penalty on the same play before Marchand put him on the ice. Just look at all of the poop happening in that game, and that hit should be a footnote.

People love to talk poop about the all the dirty stuff the Bruins do, but somehow don't seem to see it when it happens around the rest of the league. Where are all the whiners complaining about Neil's nut shot... oh... wait... it happened to McQuaid from the Bruins? Well he deserved it then.

Hate us cause they ain't us.
- mixturebill

Good point, 2 wrongs make a right. Intentionally low bridging a guy at the knees is ok if he interfered with someone earlier in the play. Maybe Marchand should have just hit hit from behind or 2 handed him. Big deal if it ends the guys career. All is fair if he interfered with someone earlier in the play.

Good point, 2 wrongs make a right. Intentionally low bridging a guy at the knees is ok if he interfered with someone earlier in the play. Maybe Marchand should have just hit hit from behind or 2 handed him. Big deal if it ends the guys career. All is fair if he interfered with someone earlier in the play.
- iknowbest

Well let me spell it out for you a little better... If the first wrong isn't there... we don't even have a second wrong. I never said that 2 wrongs make a right, I said if there isn't one to begin with, there wouldn't have been a second one.

And for you to try and say that someone won't retaliate is flat out foolish. Tell me in hockey when you don't have 2 wrongs in nearly every situation. If a dude hits you, pushes you, slashes you... you hit him, push him, and slash him back. That's what happens on every (frank)ing play. Maybe Boro shouldn't be such a wiener and he won't get scorpioned next time.

Welcome all Marchand haters. Please enjoy your stay as you say the same poop you do every time he does crap like this. He is a habitual line stepper, we know. Let's see if I can sum it up and save you some time...

He's a rat and I hate him.
He should get [insert number of games]
The Bruins are bullies.
Bruins fans are bumholes and only watch fights.
Bruins fans are classless.
Bruins fans are dumb and eat garbage.
Every other fan base is the OELest and classiest, most of all [Vancouver/Montreal insert your lies here]

Well I feel better. So nice to get that off my chest. Thanks guys!

Complaining of Boro being a whiner .. with Marchant ... you know what, I'm not even going to bother.
- Tangled

A) it's Marchand... B) I said a word that starts with p and rhymes with "brick" which automatically changed into wiener... not a whiner... a wiener... wiener.

And look... you can call Marchand whatever you want... some people believe he deserves a lot of those names... but one thing he certainly is not, is a whiner.

Well let me spell it out for you a little better... If the first wrong isn't there... we don't even have a second wrong. I never said that 2 wrongs make a right, I said if there isn't one to begin with, there wouldn't have been a second one.

And for you to try and say that someone won't retaliate is flat out foolish. Tell me in hockey when you don't have 2 wrongs in nearly every situation. If a dude hits you, pushes you, slashes you... you hit him, push him, and slash him back. That's what happens on every (frank)ing play. Maybe Boro shouldn't be such a wiener and he won't get scorpioned next time.
- mixturebill

I never said someone wouldn't retaliate. You were justifying another Marchand cheap shot by saying the player he cheap-shotted deserved it because they interfered with Marchand earlier in the play.

I'm saying every incident should be looked at individually. Marchand deliberately tried to injure someone with one of the dirtiest things you can do in hockey. If that doesn't deserve a suspension I don't know what does.

I didn't think the Marchand hit was as bad as some claim. There should have been a call for sure though. Not sure how the refs missed that. I could see a suspension, but wouldn't be surprised or bothered if there wasn't. Collisions happen often. Marchand tends to skate low when turning anyway, but I'm sure he didn't try his hardest to get out of the way of Boro. Stick it in the meh column.
- Gord_Wilson_2.0

Disagree in that it was obviously intentional on his part. Him saying it was not is laughable. How bad it was is up for debate, but it was clearly intentional.

This is what can happen when referees let the constant interference nonsense go.

Welcome all Marchand haters. Please enjoy your stay as you say the same poop you do every time he does crap like this. He is a habitual line stepper, we know. Let's see if I can sum it up and save you some time...

He's a rat and I hate him.
He should get
- glove_was_stuck[insert number of games]
The Bruins are bullies.
Bruins fans are bumholes and only watch fights.
Bruins fans are classless.
Bruins fans are dumb and eat garbage.
Every other fan base is the OELest and classiest, most of all [Vancouver/Montreal insert your lies here]

Well I feel better. So nice to get that off my chest. Thanks guys!

At what point does a habitual line stepper become a dirty player? Marchand id a dirty player. Plain and simple. He also is a good player, which is why he really should stay away from hurting his team with this type of non sense. Haven't seen anyone here criticize the Bruins fans or anything yet, just saying Marchand is dirty and should be suspended.

At what point does a habitual line stepper become a dirty player? Marchand id a dirty player. Plain and simple. He also is a good player, which is why he really should stay away from hurting his team with this type of non sense. Haven't seen anyone here criticize the Bruins fans or anything yet, just saying Marchand is dirty and should be suspended.
- iknowbest

I would consider those the same thing. There's a line. He crosses it constantly.

Guys.. Marchand speared a guy who was already shoving back and forth with the biggest player in the league.

If that doesn't show is true character, I don't know what does. That was the ultimate 'hide behind a tough guy and be a weasel' move.

Just to be clear, I am a Sens fan and I think what Neil did last night was absolutely stupid, too. There is no place for Neils or Marchands in this league.

If the NHL got rid of the instigator, Chara would have tuned up Chris Neil and while Chara was in the box, Boro would have tuned up Marchand and everything would have been right with the world.

At what point does a habitual line stepper become a dirty player? Marchand id a dirty player. Plain and simple. He also is a good player, which is why he really should stay away from hurting his team with this type of non sense. Haven't seen anyone here criticize the Bruins fans or anything yet, just saying Marchand is dirty and should be suspended.
- iknowbest

I think the Salo hit a few years ago was worse. This one........maybe he should get a small suspension.

I just hate that he has turned back into a moron after a pretty clean season last year.

Isn't it odd that Marchand has been dirtier than Rinaldo so far this season? And Rinaldo has put us on the PP a lot from staying in the lines?

Wow, very dirty play by Marchand. That's the kind of crap that could end someone's career. Taking guys out at the knee is one of the dirtiest things you can do. Doesn't help Marchand that everyone knows he is a dirty player. Really need to remove this type of play from the game.
- iknowbest

Driving your fingers into someones eyes can end their career too.

Good point, 2 wrongs make a right. Intentionally low bridging a guy at the knees is ok if he interfered with someone earlier in the play. Maybe Marchand should have just hit hit from behind or 2 handed him. Big deal if it ends the guys career. All is fair if he interfered with someone earlier in the play.
- iknowbest

.....and none of this happens if the Boro didn't cheap shot Ferraro the previous game. Bruins paid em back big whoop.

.....and none of this happens if the Boro didn't cheap shot Ferraro the previous game. Bruins paid em back big whoop.
- Thornton22

Bully.