Brad Marchand makes major move on social media

Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand has made his mark in the National Hockey League as being one of the best players in recent memory that not only excels on the scoresheet, but also is able to drive the opposition absolutely bonkers. In fact, he recently topped an NHLPA Player poll in which they voted him the one player they hate facing the most, but would also love to have on their team. 

Marchand also makes his presence known on social media, routinely going back and forth with fans and media alike on his Twitter account. But fans who were looking for the latest verbal jabs from Marchand on Twitter were left a bit confused when they couldn't find his account.

As Marchand himself put it, he's deleted his account, but it wasn't for the reason that would immediately jump to mind, ie him putting his full focus on the upcoming Stanley Cup postseason for the NHL-leading Bruins.

In fact, it's because he no longer has interest in paying the $8 monthly fee for the two-step verification process.

"Yeah, I'm not paying. I'm not doing it," Marchand said of the new $8 monthly free the two-step verification on ones account. "You're not getting me.

"They took my two-step verification, so I said I'm gonna get out now while I can. The last thing I need is someone hacking," he added. "So if anything comes up, it wasn't me."

But don't close the door completely on Marchand changing his mind on an absence from social media. He said he may reconsider, but under two very specific circumstances. 

"I don't care about Twitter that much to pay for it. It's fun to go on and have some fun every now and then, but I'm not paying for it," he said. "So I decided to get rid of it. I'm sure I'll be back on at some point, when I'm bored and want to make fun of someone."

We have a feeling that it won't be terribly long before Marchand gets back into his verbal jousting on Twitter in the near future.