“Elliotte,” Marchand added seconds later, “that’s wrong there.”

For those keeping track of the cash numbers and the home cap, the highly respected Friedman is rarely, if ever, off. He is one of the small group of reporters directly connected to the game’s biggest agents, such as Wade Arnottthe historical representative of Marchand.

Marchand, 36, will sign a new contract soon — both he and GM Don Sweeney they’ve said since the summer that they’re committed to seeing it through. Three years is the likely timeframe, and logical payouts (here) would be in the $10-12 million range, though with achievable performance bonuses ultimately determining the final gross value of the deal.

Before 2022-23, then team captain Patrice Bergeron signed a one-year/$5 million deal that netted Sweeney approximately $1 million in signing bonuses, $1.5 million in guaranteed salary and $2.5 million in performance bonuses.

More on all of this to come, probably sooner rather than later, and don’t be surprised if the intrepid Friedman pulls it off.

Marchand is currently looking to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1st at the expiration of his current 8-year/$49 million deal which, in typical Marchand fashion, he has outlived.

Meanwhile, rarely noted in the ever-lengthening narrative surrounding Marchand is the fact that this year or next he should record his 1,000th NHL point. The former 2006 third-round pick (No. 71) now has 935 career points, fourth-best in his draft class, and will one day soon join an elite group of four figures , which today numbers only 98 NHL players.

Oilers superstar Connor McDavidwho had 990 points as of Sunday morning, will get there ahead of Marchand. Nathan MacKinnonone of Marchand’s best friends from their hometown of Halifax, Nova Scotia, had a career-high 912 points in the Avs’ Sunday night matchup with the Senators.

McDavid was the first pick in the 2015 draft and seems destined to finish among the top 10 scorers of all time. MacKinnon, 29, was the No. 1 in the 2013 draft. Not as prolific as McDavid, he has a chance to finish in the top 20-25 all-time scorers.

All in all, good company for Marchand, a guy who arrived in town as a fourth-stringer and kicked down the door of opportunity as tenaciously as those brides-to-be who long ago tore into Filene’s basement for the annual gown sale. bride. No one in league history — not even Marchand — has ever matched the brides to be for elbow and foot offense.

“You could tell how happy our bench was when he scored that goal,” the Bruins coach said Jim Montgomerywho rewarded his group with a rest day on Sunday. “He is our leader. And he’s someone who embodies what it means to be a Bruin — the way he carries himself on the ice, off the ice, everything. . . and he is our captain.”

Question of the day, with no easy answer: Once Marchand chooses to retire, who is your pick to wear the “C”?

The Bruins officially acknowledged as much on Sunday Riley Tufte was shipped to AHL Providence after being placed on waivers Friday and cleared 24 hours later.

The fact that Tufte wasn’t around the team Saturday, and that the Bruins didn’t summon a WannaB corpse, continued to point to Sweeney. sign veteran center/forward Tyler Johnson from his PTO agreement, which has now lasted five weeks.

Remember: Danton Heinenthen on PTO, signed his one-year deal last season on Oct. 30 — and promptly filled in on defense for a few shifts when the backliners got hit. By moving Tufte, the Bruins have just over $1 million in cap space, which should be enough to put Johnson’s name on a deal and make it a forward group that needs his experience and intelligence .

Jeremy Swayman (20 saves) picked up the win Saturday, his fourth straight start. As things stand, Swayman will be listed for every start except when the Bruins play in back-to-back meetings. That won’t happen until the weekend, when they play Saturday afternoon (1 p.m.) in Philly and then face the Kraken (5 p.m.) here Sunday for Seattle’s only visit to Causeway St. from this season. . . Now 4-4-1, the Bruins have just two more wins (Montreal, Colorado) in regulation this season. They’ve held the lead time advantage (25:29 vs. 7:16) over the Maple Leafs, but for the season they remain upside down (124:36 vs. 201:41) through nine games. . . Charlie Coylecentering a new line flanked by Marchand and Matt Poitraswas the only Bruin forward not to land a shot on net against the Leafs. Carlo Brando he was the only defenseman not to get rubber on the Leafs tender Anthony Stolarz. Marchand (4) and Poitras (3) combined for seven of the Bruins’ 34 shots. . . Bruins defensemen, who have combined for five goals in the first five games, have gone four games without a hit. . . Mark Kastelic scored his third goal of the season after coming on as a substitute Linus Ullmark towards Ottawa. His father, the former player of the whale Ed Kastelicscored just 11 goals in 220 career games. Mark, 25, has 17 NHL goals. . . David Pastrnakwith 6 goals in 9 games, he is on pace to score 55 – which would be only the second time he has reached 50. at Tampa Bay Nikita Kucerov and from New Jersey Nico Hischier began Sunday tied for the top of the league scoring charts with eight goals. . . The 2-5-1 flyers will be on Causeway St. tuesday evening of John Tortorella the charges hold the worst record (.313 ppt) in the Eastern Conference.

Kevin Paul Dupont can be reached at [email protected].