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.
