On the morning that he met with Florida media for the first time since being traded to the Panthers on Friday, former Bruins captain Brad Marchand took out a full-page ad in the Boston Globe, thanking the city and fans of Boston. Marchand, 36, who will be a free agent after the season was dealt for a conditional draft pick.

Aleksander Barkov looked across the Florida Panthers' locker room on Saturday morning and noticed a new addition. A nameplate over a locker — bearing the name Brad Marchand. “Kind of weird, for now,” Barkov said.

The Boston Bruins have traded captain Brad Marchand, sending the forward to the Florida Panthers as the final buzzer sounded on the NHL trade deadline Friday afternoon.