Brad Marchand is the guy everyone hates ... unless he's on their team.
Jeremy Roenick would know, as the Hockey Hall of Famer-turned NBC Sports analyst matched his immense talent with an instigator's edge during his playing days.
So, after Marchand made Boston Bruins history Tuesday night by notching his 100th point of the season against the Columbus Blue Jackets, Roenick gave the winger a special shout-out on Twitter.
Marchand has made plenty of enemies in the NHL, some of whom don't find his occasional licking antics very funny.
But as Roenick suggests, the 30-year-old has been an indispensable member of the Bruins for the past decade, winning a Stanley Cup in his first full season with the B's back in 2011 and helping them clinch home ice in the first round of the 2019 playoffs with a historically successful season.
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