
Fresh off an NHL championship, Brad Marchand is staying with the Florida Panthers long term. The veteran left wing, whojoined the team after a late-season tradefrom 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. BREAKING: Brad Marchand has agreed to a six-year extension with the Florida Panthers, per@PierreVLeBrun.pic.twitter.com/YzRNcV3Bh8 — Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports)June 30, 2025 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. Afternegotiations for a new contract fell throughwith 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 prettypleasedwith the re-signing. pic.twitter.com/ovamczDLWu — Matthew Tkachuk (@TKACHUKycheese_)June 30, 2025 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 Panthersre-signed forward Sam Bennetton Saturday, with defenseman Aaron Ekbladreportedly signing a multi-year extensionas well. 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.