Brad Marchand pulled no punches when asked of a report from WEEI's Rich Keefe about a rift between him and David Pastrnak.

An NHL reporter covering the Bruins is refusing to back down today after Brad Marchand denied a rumor that there is a rift between himself and David Pastrnak.

The Bruins are slip-sliding away down the Atlantic Division standings with six straight losses and it's beginning to elicit narratives. Speculation is swirling that there is tension in the Bruins' locker room between star forwards Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak.

Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand called a WEEI report about David Pastrnak being the center of a rift on the team "blatant lies."

Brad Marchand of the Boston Bruins is taking a radio host to task after a report that teammate David Pastrnak refused to play on the same line with him A report on Friday which indicated there was a major rift within the Boston Bruins has been called out by one of the players named in the report.

There appears to be no discontent in Boston. On Friday, Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand spoke with the media and responded to a report that said he and David Pastrňák didn’t want to play on the same line.

The Boston Bruins have had to do some strenuous lifting this year and are beginning to collapse under the weight of it all, as a miserable start to the second half of the season has slashed their playoff hopes in half.

WEEI’s Rich Keefe is doubling down on his take that there's a problem between Bruins captain Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak.