NHL Free Agent Frenzy: Which Surprise Moves Could Shake Up the Season?
I’m still trying to come to grips with the face that Marchand was not only traded to the Panthers in March, but won the Stanley Cup with them in June. And now, he’s going to be with them for another six seasons. His signing was the final piece of Florida’s free agent puzzle after the Panthers also re-signed Bennett and Ekblad and it pretty much brings back that same roster that just won the Cup. With this new deal, the Panthers not only keep the 37-year-old but keep him from going back to division rivals Boston or even Toronto. I’m sure the Dairy Queen franchise owners in South Florida are happy with this deal and Panthers fans should be also. Just think, if the Panthers win another Cup or two in the next six years, Marchand may be remembered more as a Panther than as a member of the Bruins, which is stunning. – Bill Price, Editor-in-Chief
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