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NHL To Brad Marchand: Stop Licking People!
The league has asked the Bruins forward to stop getting too close to other players.
The NHL would really appreciate it if Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand didn't lick people during games.
The licking became an issue during Game 1 of the Bruins' quarterfinal series against the Toronto Maple Leafs when Marchand gave Maple Leafs forward Leo Komarov the tongue.
"I thought he wanted to cuddle. I was just trying to get close to him," Marchand said after the opening game of the series.
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There should be no more licking, and not just because the Leafs are out of the playoffs. Following the game, the Bruins received a call from the league asking them to tell Marchand to stop licking people, according to Sportsnet.
Marchand has three goals and six assists through the first seven games of the playoffs.
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The Bruins play the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 1 of the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs Saturday.
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