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The Buffalo Sabres are tied at two with the Montreal Canadiens in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. They are back in the playoffs after a lengthy drought, and young stars are starting to emerge. As the hockey world gets to know Zach Benson , everyone sees Brad Marchand in the young Sabres forward. NHL.com's Amalie Benjamin reached out to Marchand, who sees it as well.
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"Yes he does, for sure," Marchand told Benjamin by text. "I love his game. He's not timid at all, goes to the dirty areas, he's very competitive, skilled little player, and loves to stir it up. He's showing right now he's a gamer too! Very impressive with how young he is as well. He's going to have a long career."
Marchand won the 2011 Stanley Cup with the Boston Bruins , scoring 976 points in 1,090 games wearing the Spoked B. At the 2025 trade deadline, he was dealt to the Florida Panthers , where he won the Stanley Cup over the Edmonton Oilers last year. There are certainly worse players for Benson to be compared to than Marchand.
Benson is getting the Marchand comparisons for a bevy of reasons. He has turned his game to another level in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, scoring seven points in ten games so far. He has done that by leading the Sabres' best line, alongside Josh Doan . Plus, he plays with the intensity and grit that Marchand has turned into a Hall of Fame trait. Their size similarities are undeniable, but not every short guy gets into every scrum like these two.
The Sabres stopped the bleeding in Game 4, beating the Canadiens on the road to tie the series. It was Benson who scored the game-winning goal in the third period for the Sabres. Now, they head back home trying to get to the Eastern Conference Final for the first time since 2007.
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