Montreal is one of many hockey markets across the NHL where Brad Marchand is largely considered persona non grata.

Our Avalanche mailbag popped off with questions last week. Cale Makar skated on Sunday and wants to play. Also, Brad Marchand is getting praise from his peers at 4 Nations. All that and more on this edition of Deen’s Daily —.

After Canada team captain Sidney Crosby received the 4 Nations Face-Off trophy from NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, he held it aloft and then made sure the first person he handed it to was teammate Brad Marchand.

Marchand scored a goal Wednesday in a 4-3 overtime win over Team Sweden at the 4 Nations Face-Off in Montreal. Marchand took a pass from Brayden Point on a 2-on-1 break in the first period, and he wired the puck into a gaping net.

Marchand still believes in what the Bruins can accomplish: "We haven’t played our best yet. When we do, we can play with any team."

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"Sometimes, when you shoot your mouth off to the media, it bites you," Marchand said after Canada's 3-2 win in the 4 Nations Face-Off final.

Trash talk from the Americans, specifically the Tkachuk brothers, gave Canada motivational "ammo" to fuel their win over Team USA in the first 4 Nationals Face-Off finale in Boston, veteran forward Brad Marchand said.

The Boston Bruins find themselves in a particularly odd place in the Eastern Conference on the playoff bubble, and that tenuous position means they could be buyers or sellers at the March 7 NHL trade deadline.

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