Marchand is a dirty SOB who routinely gets slaps on the wrist from the laughable player discipline department. There’s always room for physical play in hockey but there’s always a time and place for suspending repeat offenders and egregious offenses.
From a personal standpoint as a Rangers fan it stinks knowing my team will never have a physical edge outside of flashes from guys like Brandon Prust. Alain Vigneault’s teams tend to turn the other cheek when it comes to getting bullied, and there’s no better example than the Bruins-Canucks Cup final that Marchand helped turn around with a huge hit.
Meanwhile you have Stone Age clubs like the Bruins and Flyers which will NEVER change their style of play, especially the latter one.