Brad Marchand largely was on his finest conduct within the first spherical of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. One sport into the second spherical, nevertheless, and it looks like the Boston Bruins agitator may be as much as his outdated tips. Marchand appeared way more prepared to get somewhat nasty Thursday night time through the Bruins’ 3-2 time beyond regulation win over the Columbus Blue Jackets in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. The All-Star winger might be seen chirping at occasions after the whistle, however his most notable interplay got here with CBJ winger Cam Atkinson in OT. As the 2 gamers jockeyed for place on a neutral-zone faceoff, Marchand stepped on Atkinson’s stick blade. The blade broke, and Atkinson