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The Boston Bruins allowed seven goals at home in a loss to the Anaheim Ducks, as a difficult stretch continues.
BOSTON – You could see it all hit Brad Marchand, 40 seconds into the tribute video, as he watched the moments of his career unfold before him on the scoreboard. It wasn’t the goals, the fights, the Halloween costume-bedecked visits to Boston Children’s Hospital, the celebrations with teammates that crushed him.
Brad Marchand was asked if he regrets how things went down with the Bruins and not being able to reach a contract extension before his trade to the Panthers.
Brad Marchand struggled to hold back tears on the ice when the TD Garden crowd gave him a standing ovation Tuesday night during his first game back as a Bruins opponent. The 37-year-old forward tapped his heart, wiped his face and waved to the crowd as both teams banged their sticks against the ice and even the referee and linesmen clapped along.