Florida Panthers forward Brad Marchand is showing the world exactly why he was a hot commodity at the NHL trade deadline back in early March. The Panthers acquired the 37-year-old from the Boston Bruins for a conditional second-round pick that has turned into a 2027 or 2028 first-rounder due to Florida winning two rounds of the Stanley Cup Playoffs and Marchand playing in at least 50% of its games.

The Florida Panthers look well on their way to a second consecutive Stanley Cup after a dominant 6-1 Game 3 win over the Edmonton Oilers that was marred by a wild brawl late in the contest.

The Florida Panthers made a necessarily aggressive move at the NHL trade deadline to acquire Brad Marchand from the struggling Boston Bruins. Holy cow, has that decision paid off or what? Marchand scored the Panthers' last two goals of their Game 2 Stanley Cup Finals win over the Oilers,