Brad Marchand gets into heated exchange with Tony DeAngelo, repeatedly calls him a racist
I've said it before and I'll say it again; there's nothing quite like playoff hockey. Players are willing to go so much further just to gain an edge - both in how they play and the things they say in an attempt to get one another fired up.
On Sunday afternoon during Game 4 of the Bruins/Hurricanes series, everyone's favourite pest, Brad Marchand, got into a heated verbal exchange with Hurricanes defender Tony DeAngelo, repeatedly shouting at the polarizing blueliner and calling him a racist.
DeAngelo's past teammates have downplayed and debunked the myths that he is a locker room pariah, with some respected veterans like Marc Staal going to bat for him with the media. The fact of the matter is that DeAngelo's past speaks for itself. He has been ousted from just about every team he's played for and he's had some pretty nasty rumours follow him around for the majority of his career.
Marchand always seems to know what to do and say to get guys riled up to try to take their focus off the game and play the game on his terms. This is a prime example of Marchand's desire to get under the skin of the opposition. It's why the Bruins have been so successful in the postseason and why Bruins fans adore him, not unlike the way Leafs fans embraced Darcy Tucker and have really taken to Michael Bunting in his limited time in Toronto.
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MAI 8 | 328 ANSWERS Brad Marchand gets into heated exchange with Tony DeAngelo, repeatedly calls him a racist Who will win the round 1 series between the Bruins and the Hurricanes? | ||
| Bruins | 78 | 23.8 % |
| Hurricanes | 153 | 46.6 % |
| Don't care. Just go 7 games and beat each other up | 97 | 29.6 % |
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