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

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

Now however Keefe himself has had the chance to respond to the controversy he stirred up last week and, instead of issuing any type of apology or anything of the sort, Keefe simply responded by doubling down on Monday. "Stand by it, stand by it," said Keefe on Monday.

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.

Boston Bruins teammates Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak emphatically shot down a report that the two are at odds amidst the team's struggles during the 2024-25 season.

The players’ comments came after WEEI’s Rich Keefe said on air, without citing a source, that Pastrnak told the team he did not want to play on a line with Marchand.

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.

Bruins stars Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak responded to a report of a "disaster" in the locker room that stemmed from a feud between the longtime teammates.