By Joe Haggerty
CSNNE.com
VANCOUVERIt appears that Bruins agitator Brad Marchand and the official court jesters for the Vancouver Canucks, the Green Men, are at war with each other after just one Stanley Cup Finals game.Marchand admitted there was some airborne water from his bottle in their direction while in the penalty box for holding in Game 1, and the Green Men claimed on their twitter account that it was in retaliation to them cause I asked if he was sitting on phone books in the penalty box.I tried to squirt some water in my mouth and might have missed a bitand it got on the Green Men, said Marchand. That quick exchange was enough for the 23-year-old Bruins winger to drop a few bombs on The Green Men during his meeting with the media on Friday afternoon following a full day of practice.They probably paid about ten grand for those seats, so they can do whatever they want, said Marchand. Theyre not a factor. Theyre just trying to seek a little piece of fame. For the most part you just ignore them. You cant hear what theyre saying. They look like fools anyway.I think its all dumb. What are they even doing? Im not really paying any attention to them. Im not gonna be wearing that suit in public. People have done that forever. I dont know why theyre anything special. They like to yell through the box. I think theyre a little embarrassed about the way they look, so theyve got to wear those masks.Marchand was informed that theyll likely be taking their road show to Boston, and he seemed pretty excited at the different ways Bruins Nation could creatively make it an uncomfortable existence for the grown men in green body suits.Id like to see. Id really like to see what happens in Boston, said Marchand. Ive heard some crazy stories about the Boston fans. It would be funny. Thats for sure. Id like to videotape it.Heres betting Wednesday night wasnt the last fieryexchange between Bostons self-proclaimed rat and the cartoonish Green Men before the series ofStanley Cup Final gameshave concluded.
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