The Florida Panthers stunned the NHL world when they traded for Brad Marchand. Though the former Boston Bruins captain is dealing with an upper-body injury, general manager Bill Zito still saw an opportunity to bolster his team ahead of the … Read More
Once Brad Marchand realized he wasn’t going to finish the season with the Bruins, the star winger apparently knew where he wanted to go. A “gap” in contract extension talks between Marchand and Boston led to the sides going their … Read More
Imagine combining Marchand’s particular combination of feistiness and skill with that of Bennett and Tkachuk, who Zito hopes will be back for the playoffs. That’s on top of Florida’s already playoff-proven group of forwards, which includes captain Aleksander Barkov, Sam … Read More
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Nate Schmidt left the ice at the Florida Panthers’ practice facility Saturday morning with a huge smile on his face. The defenseman knew everyone wanted to ask him about now-former Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand joining … Read More
BOSTON — They’re all gone now. As the years passed, the veterans of the 2011 Stanley Cup team moved on, to other teams via trades, to retirement, to the Hall of Fame. They left the NHL, one by one, to … Read More
The Boston Bruins put a three-year deal on the table for Brad Marchand in February, but the sides had different perspectives on money, sources told ESPN on Saturday. That gap led the Bruins to trade their captain, who would have … Read More
The Bruins are shipping out captain Brad Marchand to the Panthers, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports. Pierre LeBrun of TSN and The Athletic reports the trade is happening, pending league call. Boston is receiving a 2027 second-round pick that will upgrade … Read More
Marchand, who was the longest-tenured player on the team, is in his 16th season. He is fourth in games (1,090) and goals (422), fifth in points (976) and sixth in assists (554) in Bruins history. He is a 14-time 20-goal … Read More
Losing brings about changes, and the Bruins have done far too much losing this season for everything to remain unchanged. Months after firing coach Jim Montgomery, Boston made another franchise-altering move on Friday. The Bruins traded longtime star Brad Marchand … Read More
The Brad Marchand era with the Bruins appears to be coming to a close (for now), and it sounds like he’s joining one of Boston’s biggest rivals. The Bruins, according to multiple reports, struck a deal with the Florida Panthers … Read More