Bruins captain Brad Marchand gave his thoughts on what type of player should step into the vacant spot in the top-six group.

The 2023-24 campaign was a different one for the Boston Bruins, as it was their first with veteran winger Brad Marchand being their captain after Patrice Bergeron’s retirement. Despite the lowered expectations heading into the season,

Marchand had a torn tendon in his elbow repaired, as well as surgery on his groin and an abdominal procedure to fix a sports hernia.

Marchand, who skated prior to the group session, revealed he underwent three surgeries this summer. He had a torn tendon in his elbow repaired as well as two core surgeries. He said that he originally hurt the elbow last summer but played through it. He also suffered sports hernia and groin injuries late last season.