from Amalie Benjamin of the Boston Globe,

Marchand, who has a modified no-trade clause, never really worried about being dealt. But he had opened himself up to the possibility, after a season in which he failed to produce consistently. He started slowly, got up to speed, and then lost himself again in the postseason.

“I never thought for a second that I was going to get traded, no matter what rumors go around,” Marchand said after an informal practice at Ristuccia Arena Tuesday. “A bad start — I still had 25 goals, so it’s not that bad of a year.

“I want to be here. I don’t want to go anywhere. I’m not relying on a limited no-trade clause just to stick around. I want to show with my play and my actions that I want to be part of this team for a long time.”

With that in mind, Marchand decided he needed to make some changes this summer. His conditioning hadn’t been good enough when he showed up for training camp last season — after only five weeks of work in the summer — so he redoubled his efforts.

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