The Senators have 37 games remaining, and both teams have extremely similar schedule strength going forward; the Bruins’ is .548 (12th easiest) to the Senators’ .547 (11th easiest).

said when asked if the Bruins will trade Marchand. “All bets are off.” From one angle, it would be a preposterous decision. Marchand (37 points) is No. 2 in team scoring after David Pastrnak.

I really try not to focus on it,” Brazeau said of his next deal. “I just let my agent do that. That’s what I pay him for.” ...