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One player who is a prime candidate for the second-line right spot is Morgan Geekie. If Geekie ends up winning the role at the start of the season, captain Brad Marchand certainly won't have any issues playing on a line with him.

The energy inside Warrior Ice Arena was kicked up a notch on Wednesday with the return of Brad Marchand as the Bruins captain shed his red non-contact jersey for a regular practice sweater.

The fiery forward shed the noncontact jersey Wednesday and was battling with teammates the way they're used to.

But asked if it was encouraging that those young players played pretty well, Brad Marchand didn’t pump the brakes as much as he slammed down on the pedal with both feet. “It’s encouraging, but ‘pretty well’ needs to be better,

Marchand practices for the first time since offseason surgeries, and tells prospects to take advantage of every opportunity.