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Boston’s Bruins may have exchanged one of their franchise legends, but they would bring it back if the feeling is mutual.
Brad Marchand and everyone in NHL were surprised to see the Bruins treat him to the Florida Panthers before the deadline for trade last season.
Although it was a shock, it worked for Florida in the long term, because Marchand was essential in the consecutive victories of the Stanley Cup of the team.
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The Florida Panthers center, Brad Marchand, reacts after scoring a goal against EDMONTON’s Oilers in the Stanley 2025 Cup final in Rogers Place. (Images Perry Nelson-Imagn)
Marchand, however, is set to the free agency unless the panthers sign it before the start of the period on Tuesday. If they do not, athletics reported that the Bruins would be interested in a meeting with the man who spent 15 consecutive seasons in Boston.
The report also mentions the Toronto Maple Leafs as a team interested in the native of Nova Scotia, 37.
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The Bruins took a merchant in the third round of the NHL 2006 draft, and the left on director quickly became a franchise star. He won four stars nominations while winning a Stanley Cup in Boston during the 2010-11 campaign.
Marchand acquired the reputation of being a pest on the ice, and he had the statistics to support the speech of garbage.
Brad Marchand des Bruins skates against the Senators of Ottawa at TD Garden on February 20, 2023, in Boston. (Steve Babineau / NHLI via Getty Images)
In the Stanley Cup qualifiers, Marchand played 23 games, scoring 10 goals and depositing 10 assists for a total of 20 points. He posted a plus-17, while also having a 48-minute penalty.
The reason for the trade of merchant was due to his expired contract, because he played in the last year of his eight -year contract in Boston. But no one thought that the team would go from “mountain” despite the agreement, because it was expected that the two parties would find common ground on an extension.
The Florida Panthers striker Brad Marchand, speaks to the media after the eliminatory match of the Stanley Cup against the Maple Leafs at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, on May 18, 2025. (Images John E. Sokolowski-Imagn)
Is it too late for Bruins? Is Marchand officially moved after being treated last season?
The clock runs and merchant will have to make a decision soon, although the ball is in the panthers court until Tuesday.
