Brad Marchand reportedly agrees to 6-year extension with Florida Panthers after championship run

Fresh off an NHL championship, Brad Marchand is staying with the Florida Panthers long term.

The veteran left wing, who joined the team after a late-season trade from the Boston Bruins in March, has agreed to a six-year extension with the Panthers, per multiple reports. The deal is reportedly worth just under $32 million.

Marchand, 37, was traded to the dominant Panthers after 16 seasons with the Bruins, including the past three as team captain. The winger’s eight-year contract with Boston, which started in 2016, expired this offseason.

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After negotiations for a new contract fell through with Boston, the team opted to trade him.

But Marchand thrived with the Panthers, becoming a key part of Florida’s postseason run. He scored a career-high 10 playoff goals, plus 10 postseason assists; six of those goals came in the Panthers’ 4-2 series win over the Edmonton Oilers in the Stanley Cup Final.

With Marchand sticking around, Panthers star forward Matthew Tkachuk seemed pretty pleased with the re-signing.

It’s been a busy weekend for Florida, which has managed to keep its back-to-back championship-winning team together so far this offseason. The Panthers re-signed forward Sam Bennett on Saturday, with defenseman Aaron Ekblad reportedly signing a multi-year extension as well.

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With those three deals, the team will now have eight of its key players — including Tkachuk, forward Sam Reinhart, defenseman Seth Jones and more — locked up through 2030, setting the stage for a dominant couple of seasons in Florida.