from Joe Haggerty of CSNNE,

“It’s everyone, “said Marchand, when asked who he had something to prove to this season after coming into camp in phenomenal shape. “It’s something to prove this year, on and off the ice. It’s just frustrating sometimes when you’re expected to be perfect every single day, and that’s just not how it is.

“But that’s part of the job. The funny thing about the media is they think that you’re best buddies, and it doesn’t matter how much you trash them. I don’t like that, I don’t respect that, and if they think we’re going to be buddies this year then they’ve got something else coming.”

So what particularly infuriated the Nose Face Killah?

It sounds like it was a rumor from James Murphy of XNSports.com that a trade was being discussed that would have swapped Marchand for San Jose Sharks forward Patrick Marleau. It was quickly squashed by Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli, and it sounds like Marchand would like to do some squashing of his own with the media reporting those trade rumors.

“There are a lot of guys who like to call out," said Marchand. "There’s a few that really like to jump on the bandwagon,. I did see a couple . . . people have brought up a few tweets and articles that came out that were just outrageous. We knew we were tight up against the cap, and its like, ‘Let’s trade Marchand for Marleau.’ He’s a guy who makes $2 million more than me, and that’s going to fix the cap situation?

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