The Boston Bruins have a decision to make about looming UFA Brad Marchand. Will they deal Marchand? Time will tell, but in this 2023 cover story on Marchand, THN editor-in-chief Ryan Kennedy profiled

Sacco offered little detail about the injury, other than to report again that it was to Marchand’s upper body.

Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand is out week-to-week because of an upper-body injury. Marchand was hurt on March 1 when the Pittsburgh Penguins’ P.O. Joseph hit him from behind at PPG Paints Arena.

The Predators lost both games in New York over the weekend, a 7-4 loss to the Islanders and a 4-0 loss to the Rangers. Nashville (21-32-7, 49 points) remains in seventh place in the Central Division, four points ahead of the Chicago Blackhawks.

The Bruins have dropped six of their last seven and now have two points and three teams standing between them and the final playoff spot.

The defending Western Conference champion Edmonton Oilers made their first big move ahead of the NHL trade deadline by acquiring hard-nosed forward Trent Frederic from the Boston Bruins

The Edmonton Oilers are positioning themselves for the playoffs, acquiring forwards Trent Frederic and Max Jones from the Boston Bruins in a multiteam trade on Tuesday. New Jersey is the third-party facilitator of the transaction.