The Bruins are slip-sliding away down the Atlantic Division standings with six straight losses and it's beginning to elicit narratives. Speculation is swirling that there is tension in the Bruins' locker room between star forwards Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak.

According to recent reports, there has been some tension in the Bruins locker room between David Pastrnak and Brad Marchand has taken place. The "Jones & Keefe" podcast recently discussed a big problem that is growing within the Boston Bruins locker room that includes superstars David Pastrnak and captain Brad Marchand.

WEEI’s Rich Keefe is doubling down on his take that there's a problem between Bruins captain Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak.

The Boston Bruins announced a series of transactions Tuesday, placing defenseman Charlie McAvoy and forward Mark Kastelic on Injured Reserve (IR), defenseman Hampus Lindholm on Long-Term Injured Reserve (LTIR) and recalling forward Matt Poitras and defender Michael Callahan from the AHL’s Providence Bruins.

The players’ comments came after WEEI’s Rich Keefe said on air, without citing a source, that Pastrnak told the team he did not want to play on a line with Marchand.

But even with Boston reeling after coughing up a two-goal lead to Ottawa in the third period, Brad Marchand ... clears from Elias Lindholm set up Ottawa’s fourth goal), Marchand did fail to ...

“David Pastrnak has told the team he doesn’t want to be on a line with Brad ... Hampus Lindholm’s injury. This report of a rift, however, was immediately refuted by both Marchand and Pastrnak.

The Boston Bruins make their lone road stop during a busy stretch of four games in six days when they face the New Jersey Devils for the teams' first head-to-head meeting of the season Wednesday night in Newark, N.J.

According to interim coach Joe Sacco, the physical forward is out with an illness. Frederic’s absence leaves the Bruins without one of their most physical players. He has seven goals and seven assists in 47 games. The Bruins are now missing, Charlie McAvoy, Hampus Lindholm, Cole Koepke and Frederic.

Things were going well for the Boston Bruins after Joe Sacco replaced Jim Montgomery behind the bench but as Adam Vingan writes, the momentum from the “new coach bump” has since ceased.

Things have not really been going particularly great for the Boston Bruins in 2024-25. From the slow start that led to the firing of head coach Jim Montgomery

Even with Boston leapfrogging both Columbus and Montreal in the standings, the Bruins have plenty of work to do if they want to punch their ticket to the postseason for the ninth year in a row.