The Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs and two of the top teams in the NHL. Unfortunately for both teams the current playoff format ensures that only one of the two teams makes it to the Eastern Conference Finals. The two teams have split this year's season series and are set to meet tonight for game 3.
It's clear when Marchand speaks about 3 players being paid he's referring to Auston Matthews, John Tavares and Mitch Marner, who combined for over $33,500,000 per season. In comparison, the Bruins entire forward group for tonight's game makes $43,000,000 this year.