Brad Marchand and his Florida crew just dropped the mic in the loudest way possible, yeah, they straight-up steamrolled the Leafs 6-1 in Game 7, punching their golden ticket back to the Eastern Conference Finals for the third year in a row. That second-period takeover? Whew. It was pure chaos on ice. Seth Jones opened the floodgates, Anton Lundell crashed the party with a rebound beauty, and Jonah Gadjovich just iced the Leafs’ hopes with a snipe off a Greer feed. Meanwhile, Sergei Bobrovsky was putting on another goaltending masterclass, standing tall while the Panthers swarmed like a storm.
Toronto tried to spark something in the third: Max Domi lit a little candle of hope with a five-hole snipe just two minutes in, but that spark got smothered fast. Marchand returned the favor with a sneaky setup that Luostarinen tipped in seconds later. Bobrovsky finished the night by stopping 20 of 21 shots, just casually backstopping the Cats into another round. And now? As the Panthers’ head to Raleigh to clash with the Hurricanes, the buzz around town is real ‘cause Florida might soon be paying the final tab for that Brad Marchand trade with Boston. Let’s just say… it’s looking pretty worth it so far.
Chris Johnston, the NHL scoop machine from The Athletic, TSN, and SDPN Sports, hit the X-verse before puck drop with a little tea that aged real well. He posted, “By advancing past Round 2, Florida will send a 2027 first-round pick to Boston to complete the Brad Marchand trade. That’s a price they’ll gladly pay. Marchand was arguably the best player on the ice in the series.” And yeah… he wasn’t lying.
Now that the Panthers have body-checked their way into the Eastern Conference Finals, that pick is officially packing its bags for Boston. But honestly? No regrets. Brad Marchand came in hot, stirred the pot, and lit up the series like it was his personal highlight reel. That price tag? Florida’s laughing all the way to Round 3, first-rounder or not.
By advancing past Round 2, Florida will send a 2027 first-round pick to Boston to complete the Brad Marchand trade.
That’s a price they’ll gladly pay. Marchand was arguably the best player on the ice in the series.
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) May 19, 2025
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