Marchand, Stanley Cup and Panthers
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Marchand has long been affectionately known as a rat on the ice. Well, that affection really is dependent on the opponent and who you ask. The moniker, if you will, is used as a description for how the forward plays, for his in-your-face, sometimes-annoying and always-chirping style.
Tkachuk’s words epitomized why the Panthers’ locker room, led by Aleksander Barkov and largely assembled by Bill Zito and his front-office staff, is so welcoming.
The most intriguing one is whether the sublime Connor McDavid and fellow perennial Hart Trophy candidate Leon Draisaitl can fight through the big, bad Panthers and become the first Canadian-based team to secure the Cup since Patrick Roy and Montreal Canadiens did it in 1993, when mullets were still a thing.
A controversy — a creamy, delicious one — has been brewing in the Florida Panthers' locker room, surrounding some potentially decadent behavior on the part of Brad Marchand during Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Carolina Hurricanes.
Brad Marchand is dominating with the Panthers in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but he will be available in NHL free agency. Where could he go?