Pelican Parts Forums - Brad Marchand is actually a nice guy.

For those that ignored the Blackhawks / Cayman thread.
Marchand might be ‘obnoxious,’ but he helped convince Backes to sign in Boston – ProHockeyTalk

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“Talking to [Marchand] a little bit during the interview process before July 1, I hung up the phone and kind of had to take a deep breath and say, ‘Is that the little disturber, pain-in-the-butt? He’s actually a pretty good guy,” joked Backes...
In an exclusive interview with CSN’s Joe Haggerty, Backes reiterated that both Bergeron and Marchand are a “pain-in-the-butt” to play against, but he quickly added (with a smirk) that Marchand is more ‘obnoxious’