Since that shot across the bow, the Bruins have done little to inspire confidence that a late-season surge into the postseason is in the cards.

With the Bruins continuing to struggle, the chatter around them potentially becoming sellers only increases. Several Bruins have come up in the rumor mill but captain and pending unrestricted free agent Brad Marchand is easily the biggest name of the bunch.

Allan Mitchell cautioned fans of the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday to take his column with a bit of, well, let’s say, open-mindedness. He writes, “This is an article about the Bruins dealing Brad Marchand at the deadline to the Oilers.