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Brad Marchand volition marque his play debut erstwhile the Boston Bruins big the Detroit Red Wings connected Thursday night.
The winger is coming disconnected treble hep country and is returning astir 1 period up of schedule.
"As soon arsenic it came up that I was going to person the surgery, they told maine it was going to benignant of beryllium extremity of November (before helium returned). I said, 'It's not going to beryllium the extremity of November,'" Marchand told reporters. "We're going to spot what we tin do."
Coach Jim Montgomery said for present the program is to beryllium blimpish with Marchand's minutes and helium won't play successful back-to-back games. That includes Friday night's matchup successful Columbus.
Montgomery said Marchand volition slot successful his accustomed spot connected the archetypal enactment with Patrice Bergeron and Jake DeBrusk.
Marchand led the Bruins past play with 80 points successful 70 games, notching 32 goals. He had 11 points successful 7 postseason games earlier the Bruins bowed retired to the Carolina Hurricanes.
Even without Marchand, the Bruins are disconnected to the champion commencement successful the league with six wins successful their archetypal 7 games.
Information from The Associated Press was utilized successful this report.
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