He won't be eligible to play until Thursday, January 19th. While he will be useless this week in head-to-head formats he should play three of the Bs five games next year.
Marchand was seen during pregame soccer drills and will take warmups. We think he plays. The sparkplug has 15 goals and 31 points over 36 games.
Marchand is hopeful to rest up before facing the Canucks on Saturday.
No word on why Marchand won't play tonight. He has 15 goals and 31 points in 36 games.
The sophomore will be looking to top his 20 goals and 41 points from his rookie campaign. As long as he continues to flank Patrice Bergeron, he should retain that value if not further improve. Keep in mind, the pesky winger finished second to David Krejci in postseason goals with 11.