When Brad Marchand traded his Boston Bruins jersey for a Florida Panthers uniform, he hoped for a fresh start. But seems like he had to do a crash course in enduring his new team’s hijinks. As the Florida Panthers stormed to a 4-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings at Amerant Bank Arena, Marchand opened up on a tradition that was masked as lighthearted “bullying” from captain Aleksander Barkov. But what is this tradition he is talking about?
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Brad Marchand is enjoying scoring goals with the Panthers
Brad Marchand’s March 7, 2025, trade to Florida shook the NHL. Having played 1,090 games and scored 422 goals and one Stanley Cup as a Boston winger, the 36-year-old had the overwhelming challenge of building anew. The upper-body ailment that prevented him from appearing for the Panthers until March 27 didn’t deter him from his eventual first game. With his trademark toughness, he broke onto the scene. His first goal, a third-period wrister from a slick Balinskis pass, put Florida up 3-1 against Detroit. His teammates mobbed him as fans chanted “Mar-chy!”—a gesture that he is already gaining favor with the Sunrise faithful.
