Brad Marchand pulls off a WWE wrestling move in last night's brutal loss
That's Jake 'The Snake' Roberts' move!
In case you missed it last night, the New Jersey Devils managed to turn things around for themselves, putting up one of their best performances of the season in a 5-1 drubbing of the Boston Bruins.
As for the Bruins, they continue to slide down the standings in the NHL's Atlantic Division and were surpassed by the Montreal Canadiens last night. The Bruins are now technically outside the Stanley Cup Wild Card picture and have some serious work to do if they want to cement a playoff spot over the next three months.
It was another particularly brutal showing by the B's last night and maybe no one personified that better than captain Brad Marchand. The captain went pointless and had very little impact on the game, save for a Jake 'The Snake' Roberts style finishing move on Devils defender Jonas Siegenthaler.
That's the DDT! Where's Damien!?!?
In all seriousness, for the first time in years I'm really beginning to wonder about the Bruins' leadership.
This team is at a cross roads and in years past during these types of moments the Bruins could lean on their leadership group to pull them through. As much as Marchand is a leader, I don't think he's the type of leader in the mold of Patrice Bergeron or Zdeno Chara or, Hell, even Tuukka Rask that can keep a level head and get his team focused on the task at hand. Marchand has always been the firecracker in the B's lineup and he plays that role well. They need Charlie McAvoy and David Pastrnak to step into new roles over the next few months if they're going to secure a playoff spot.