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Boston Bruins left wing Brad Marchand (63) raises his arm after scoring against Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz (41) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday,

Out west, another arms race is wrapped up after the Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche made massive acquisitions to bolster their lineups for the stretch run to the playoffs. Look no further than Mikko Rantanen,

The 2006 third-round pick has played his entire NHL career with the Bruins, amassing 976 points in 1,090 games.

The era of the 2011 Stanley Cup-winning Boston Bruins is reportedly over. The Bruins parted ways with the last remaining member of that championship team when they reportedly traded team captain Brad Marchand to the Florida Panthers just ahead of Friday's trade deadline.

NHL insider Elliotte Friedman says Brad Marchand was stunned the Boston Bruins didn't re-sign him and instead traded him.

ESPN's Emily Kaplan reports that the Bruins and Brad Marchand continued to negotiate an extension until at least last month.

The Bruins have made it known they are serious about trading the captain, and as of Thursday night they had set a high price.

Charlie McAvoy didn’t need words to express how he felt about Brad Marchand’s departure from the Boston Bruins. On Friday, hours after the Bruins sent their longtime captain to the Florida Panthers in a trade deadline stunner, McAvoy took to Instagram to react publicly for the first time.

It’s hard to say that the big news last Friday on the trade deadline was not Mikko Rantanen heading to Dallas. On the other hand, we were expecting him to be traded by the Hurricanes.

Marchand wanted to play his entire career in Boston. His leadership and the team’s culture was something new Bruins always said they had admired from afar and made them want to be part of the organization. That doesn’t mean the Bruins should have caved to any demand Marchand made, but trading him will be noticed.