With the Boston Bruins performing far below expectations this past season, general manager Don Sweeney blew up the team's ...

Boston has become my second home, Marchand said. I really believe in our team and our group and what we re working towards. General manager Don Sweeney said it was important to commit to Marchand long ...

Finally, Sweeney signed left winger Sean Kuraly to a two-year contract with an average annual value of $1.85 million. The 32-year-old spent the past four seasons with the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Marchand was in the final year of his contract and wanted to remain with the Bruins, but he couldn’t hammer out a deal with GM Don Sweeney that was acceptable to him.