{"id":674071,"date":"2026-09-29T05:33:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T05:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/674071\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T05:33:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T05:33:21","slug":"a-worrying-revelation-about-kirill-marchenko-emerges-right-after-the-maple-leafs-acquire-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/674071\/","title":{"rendered":"A worrying revelation about Kirill Marchenko emerges right after the Maple Leafs acquire him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\nA worrying revelation about Kirill Marchenko emerges right after the Maple Leafs acquire him    &#13;<br \/>\n &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Montreal Hockey Fanatics has no direct affiliation to the Montreal Canadiens, NHL or NHLPA<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t  &#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/686341.webp\" style=\"width:100%;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photo of Kirill Marchenko\" title=\"Photo of Kirill Marchenko\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: Screenshot<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markerzone.com\/hockey\/stats\/nhl\/player\/Kirill-Marchenko-58078\" class=\"lien_marqueur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-player-id=\"58078\">Kirill Marchenko<\/a> saga is finally over after his trade to Toronto. But other revelations are now resurfacing about him.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Raycroft revealed on NHL Radio that Marchenko was among the players who were poorly prepared for the Blue Jackets&#8217; training camp.<\/p>\n<p>So he arrived at the Jackets&#8217; camp completely &#8220;out of shape&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Andrew Raycroft just said on NHL Radio that Kirill Marchenko is one that showed up to camp out of shape.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Rick Bowness was angry about ten days ago after seeing the physical condition of some players.<\/p>\n<p>The new collective bargaining agreement rules now prohibit mandatory fitness testing at the beginning of camp.<\/p>\n<p>An attitude that could scare the Maple Leafs<\/p>\n<p>Some coaches abused these tests in the past, but now players like Marchenko are taking advantage of the system.<\/p>\n<p>Bowness remains known for being a demanding coach, with little tolerance for players who don&#8217;t take things seriously.<\/p>\n<p>This story could scare the Maple Leafs, considering that Marchenko is moving from one locker room to another with this reputation.<\/p>\n<p>Leafs fans had instead become accustomed to the tenacity of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markerzone.com\/hockey\/stats\/nhl\/player\/Matthew-Knies-65681\" class=\"lien_marqueur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-player-id=\"65681\">Matthew Knies<\/a>, a player known for his constant physical intensity.<\/p>\n<p>This contrast inevitably raises questions about Marchenko&#8217;s integration into his new environment.<\/p>\n<p>This kind of revelation could also explain why Kent Hughes seemed reluctant to pay the price being asked for the forward.<\/p>\n<p>Martin St-Louis and Kent Hughes specifically prioritize a team culture based on players&#8217; attitude and commitment.<\/p>\n<p>The Montreal Canadiens, meanwhile, are now continuing their own season without having acquired this highly talented forward after all.<\/p>\n<p>It will be interesting to keep an eye on this over the next few weeks and days.<\/p>\n<p>Previously on Montreal Hockey Fanatics<\/p>\n<p>POLL<\/p>\n<p>4 HOURS AGO|288 ANSWERS<\/p>\n<p>A worrying revelation about Kirill Marchenko emerges right after the Maple Leafs acquire him<\/p>\n<p>Was it the right decision for the Canadiens to avoid paying the hefty price for Kirill Marchenko?<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; A worrying revelation about Kirill Marchenko emerges right after the Maple Leafs acquire him&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":674072,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5103],"tags":[12320,265,5,1749,1944,797,264,21,5147,4,12090,3613],"class_list":["post-674071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-montreal-canadiens","tag-andrew-raycroft","tag-canadiens","tag-hockey","tag-kent-hughes","tag-kirill-marchenko","tag-matthew-knies","tag-montreal","tag-montreal-canadiens","tag-montrealcanadiens","tag-nhl","tag-rick-bowness","tag-trade"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/117352700760455288","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/674071","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=674071"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/674071\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/674072"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=674071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=674071"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=674071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}