Speaking at the Bruins Foundation's gala, Patrice Bergeron offered up his support for Brad Marchand and the Bruins amid a trying season.

Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak vehemently vow there's no feud between them ... forming one of the NHL's best lines with Patrice Bergeron between them at center.

Marchand (37 points) is No. 2 in team scoring after David Pastrnak. He is averaging 1.78 ... He knows that following Bergeron and Zdeno Chara is an honor. Marchand, drafted in the third round ...

He will forever be mentioned in the same breath as Patrice Bergeron, David Krejci and Pastrnak ... trade Marchand, it’s not totally out of the realm of possibility. Bruins fans would no doubt ...

No longer able to rely on a “perfection line” of Pastrnak, Patrice Bergeron, and Brad Marchand to bail them out, the Bruins have reaped the benefits of Pastrnak shredding defenses in a variety ...

He will forever be mentioned in the same breath as Patrice Bergeron, David Krejci and Pastrnak ... this point for the Bruins to trade Marchand, it’s not totally out of the realm of possibility. Bruins ...

with Pastrnak — according to the report — no longer wanting to play on a line with Marchand. Marchand wasted no time in firing back when asked about the report and emphatically denied any rift ...

It was another particularly brutal showing by the B's last night and maybe no one personified that ... As much as Marchand is a leader, I don't think he's the type of leader in the mold of Patrice ...

So, where did Marchand come from, and what business did he have breaking out at age 28? The narrative has long been that Marchand was the beneficiary of playing alongside Patrice Bergeron.