Brad Marchand has agreed to an eight-year, $49 million contract extension with the Boston Bruins, according to Pierre LeBrun of ESPN.com and Bob McKenzie of TSN.
Marchand, 28, scored 37 goals and added 24 assists in 77 games last season. It was his first season of 30 or more goals and the fifth time in the past six years he's exceeded 20 goals.
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