With the Bruins out of the playoff picture, they sent Brad Marchand to the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers at the trade deadline. The job for the forward who turned 37 in May was to try and help the Panthers hold onto the hardware.

Brad Marchand has had a whirlwind year. After more than 15 years with the Boston Bruins, Marchand was traded to the Florida Panthers in March, creating what was surely a seismic shift in his life. While the trade might not have been part of his plan at the start of the year,