""It'll be fun to play against teammates and have friends and family in the building again. These are things that down the road I think I'll really appreciate. And there's been enough moments that I kind of went through and I didn't take it in enough and really appreciated it. And this one that I will make sure [I] do.""
""It kind of hits you when you're here a little bit more. I haven't thought about a ton up until this point, but I think that's probably why I don't, because then I'll get emotional about it. But it'll be hard not to. There's just - there's too many memories. And I was here too long for it not to.""
Brad Marchand has long relished playing the antagonist and absorbing fans' vitriol in opposing arenas such as Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Florida. For the first time in his NHL career he will skate at TD Garden as an opponent when the Florida Panthers face the Boston Bruins. He expects mixed emotions returning to a building filled with black-and-gold jerseys and anticipates seeing former teammates, friends and family. He intends to savor the occasion more than past moments that he felt he did not fully appreciate. Memories from 16 seasons in Boston make the experience likely to be emotional.
Read at Boston.com
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