Nothing says he can not be a Bruin again next season. Not sure the term or the Dollar value Marchand will be looking for. but I feel confident that both the Bruins and Marchand will discuss the option of him returning to Boston
TSN: Sweeney praised by other GMs for work on TDL day
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goldenblack
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Truly I doubt he comes back. Why would he try to negotiate with DS again. If there were a new GM maybe. But right now he is living the high life in Florida and potentially winning another Cup. We can't offer him any of that. Once you see what else is out there its hard to come back to the team that didn't value you enough in the 1st place.
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Patdud
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"early in their tenure" is the biggest pile oh poppycock I've heard. Bruce was one of the longer tenured coaches in the league at the time. Julien had finished up what ~10 years? and the fact that Monty was turning down their extension offers was 100% public knowledge.
Over the volcano
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Marchand pulling his weight for the organization - earning a first out of FLA, burning down the Leafs to improve the first we got for them next year...oh captain my captain!
I was rooting for TML because I hate the Panthers that much, but the 1st is a pretty nice consolation prize.
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The Florida Panthers acquired Brad Marchand from the Boston Bruins for a conditional 2027 2nd round pick
Bruins logo.
General Manager
Don Sweeney
Net Annual Cap Hit
$3.06M
Current Year Cap Hit
$670K
Net Draft Pick Value
5.71
Salary Retained
$3.06M
Brad Marchand
Bruins logo.
Draft Pick Acquired
Panthers logo.
Draft Pick
2027 Round 2
Pick Value
5.71
Conditions
Becomes 2027 1st if FLA wins 2 rounds & Marchand plays 50% of playoff games. If pick converts to 2027 1st, and either Florida's 2027 1st transfers to Chicago (Seth Jones trade) or pick is top 10, then pick becomes 2028 1st
Bruins logo.
General Manager
Don Sweeney
Net Annual Cap Hit
$3.06M
Current Year Cap Hit
$670K
Net Draft Pick Value
5.71
Salary Retained
$3.06M
Brad Marchand
Bruins logo.
Draft Pick Acquired
Panthers logo.
Draft Pick
2027 Round 2
Pick Value
5.71
Conditions
Becomes 2027 1st if FLA wins 2 rounds & Marchand plays 50% of playoff games. If pick converts to 2027 1st, and either Florida's 2027 1st transfers to Chicago (Seth Jones trade) or pick is top 10, then pick becomes 2028 1st
goldenblack
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So minus the one smaller trade, do I have this right?
Out
Marchy
Coyle
Carlo
Brazeau
5th in 2026
4th in 2025
In
2025 2nd
2025 4th
2026 1st
2026 6th
2027 1st
Casey Mittelstadt
William Zellers
Marat Khusnutdinov
Henri Jokiharju
Jakub Lauko
Fraser Minten
Amazing...
Out
Marchy
Coyle
Carlo
Brazeau
5th in 2026
4th in 2025
In
2025 2nd
2025 4th
2026 1st
2026 6th
2027 1st
Casey Mittelstadt
William Zellers
Marat Khusnutdinov
Henri Jokiharju
Jakub Lauko
Fraser Minten
Amazing...
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No Frederic trade?
Out
Frederic - UFA
Marchand - UFA
Brazeau - UFA
McLaughlin - UFA
Coyle - 1 yr (UFA)
Jones - 1 yr (UFA)
Carlo - 2 yr (UFA)
2026 5th round pick (Boston's)
In
Henri Jokiharju - UFA (2026 4th received from Edmonton in Frederic trade dealt to Buffalo)
Marat Khusnutdinov - RFA
Jakub Lauko - RFA
Daniil Misyul - RFA
Max Wanner - 1 yr (RFA)
Fraser Minten - 2 yr (RFA)
Casey Mittelstadt - 2 yr (UFA)
Will Zellers - unsigned
2026/27/28 1st round pick (Toronto's)
2027/28 1st round pick (Florida's)
2025 2nd round pick (St. Louis's)
2025 2nd round pick (Carolina's)
2025 4th round pick (Philadelphia's)
2026 6th round pick (Boston's from Maroon trade in 2024)
That final tally says it was quite a haul.
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All the coach he fired won coach of the year coaching in an awesome city and were hired seconds after they were fired. What was there to be scared? His lost.
I didn’t want Tocchet so it’s all good.
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This is my thought too sadly. I think once the band-aid's been ripped off, it's been ripped off so to speak. Florida's a great team, he seems to be fitting in well both on and off the ice, there's a bunch of his buddies from the 2011 team working in the front office, sunshine weather, low taxes... I wouldn't be surprised at all if he re-signs with them at a discount.
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He had a great trade deadline
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So now that it's official that Boston will be getting a future 1st round pick for Marchand let's look at the final tally for this year's trade deadline:
OUT
Trent Frederic ( to Edmonton ) 50% retained ( $1,150,000 ) for this season
Max Jones ( to Edmonton )
Justin Brazeau ( to Minnesota )
Charlie Coyle ( to Colorado )
Marc McLaughlin ( to New Jersey )
Brad Marchand ( to Florida ) 50% retained ( $3,062,500 ) for this season
Brandon Carlo ( to Toronto ) 15% retained ( $615,000 ) for this season and next 2 seasons
2026 5th round pick ( to Colorado )
IN
Max Wanner ( from Edmonton )
Jakub Lauko ( from Minnesota )
Marat Khusnutdinov ( from Minnesota )
Casey Mittelstadt ( from Colorado )
Will Zellers ( from Colorado )
Henri Jokiharju ( from Buffalo )
Daniil Misyul ( from New Jersey )
Fraser Minton ( from Toronto )
2025 2nd round pick ( from St. Louis via Edmonton ) 51st overall
2025 2nd round pick ( from Carolina via Colorado ) 55th overall
2025 4th round pick ( from Philadelphia via Toronto ) 100th overall
2026 1st round pick ( from Toronto ) top 5 protected, top 10 protected in 2027 and unprotected in 2028
2026 4th round pick ( from Edmonton ) pick was later traded to Buffalo for Henri Jokiharju
2026 6th round pick ( from Boston via Minnesota ) pick was originally sent to Minnesota for Pat Maroon
2027 or 2028 1st round pick ( from Florida )
You got yourself an A+ Mr. Sweeney.
OUT
Trent Frederic ( to Edmonton ) 50% retained ( $1,150,000 ) for this season
Max Jones ( to Edmonton )
Justin Brazeau ( to Minnesota )
Charlie Coyle ( to Colorado )
Marc McLaughlin ( to New Jersey )
Brad Marchand ( to Florida ) 50% retained ( $3,062,500 ) for this season
Brandon Carlo ( to Toronto ) 15% retained ( $615,000 ) for this season and next 2 seasons
2026 5th round pick ( to Colorado )
IN
Max Wanner ( from Edmonton )
Jakub Lauko ( from Minnesota )
Marat Khusnutdinov ( from Minnesota )
Casey Mittelstadt ( from Colorado )
Will Zellers ( from Colorado )
Henri Jokiharju ( from Buffalo )
Daniil Misyul ( from New Jersey )
Fraser Minton ( from Toronto )
2025 2nd round pick ( from St. Louis via Edmonton ) 51st overall
2025 2nd round pick ( from Carolina via Colorado ) 55th overall
2025 4th round pick ( from Philadelphia via Toronto ) 100th overall
2026 1st round pick ( from Toronto ) top 5 protected, top 10 protected in 2027 and unprotected in 2028
2026 4th round pick ( from Edmonton ) pick was later traded to Buffalo for Henri Jokiharju
2026 6th round pick ( from Boston via Minnesota ) pick was originally sent to Minnesota for Pat Maroon
2027 or 2028 1st round pick ( from Florida )
You got yourself an A+ Mr. Sweeney.
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Chevalier du Clavier
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Boy, Bill Zito loves to dangle the conditional first round picks…it almost feels like a Ponzi scheme.
At the deadline in 2022 he traded his 2024 1st round pick to Philly in the Giroux trade. It was top 10 protected and would push to 2025.
Then In July of 2022 he traded that 2025 1st in the Tkachuk trade. Of course, it was contingent on the 2024 1st not being pushed to 2025…which would have pushed this pick to 2026. This pick was also top 10 protected as well.
So at this year’s deadline when he traded for Seth Jones the 2024 was not a top 10 and had transferred to (Edmonton via Philly) meaning the 2025 was going to Calgary. But the 2025 top 10 protection was not officially determined yet so the 2026 1st that he sent to Chicago had to be conditional on that 2025 top 10 protection.
By the time he was working out the deal with Boston his 2027 was listed as part of a condition on a the Jones trade but it seemed very unlikely that the Panthers would collapse to a top 10 pick in 2025 which would mean the Jones trade would be a 2026 and the Bruins conditional pick would be a 2027. With all that said the 2027 1st is also top 10 protected and could still push it to 2028 if the Panthers fall off a cliff in the 2026/27 season.
So, we wont know if this is a 2027 or a 2028 pick until the 2026/2027 season has come to an end. The Best case scenario, and stay with me on this one, would be that the Panthers fall off the cliff in 2027 and their pick is a top 10. That would push the pick to 2028 and it would NOT be protected, so if the Panthers tanked again…and the Bruins won the draft lottery this could be a first overall pick.
That is all fantasy and the most likely scenario is that the Bruins get the 2027 and it is between 25-32, still a good value asset for an expiring UFA contract for a 37 year old who was injured with no guarantees of even returning, let alone contributing. Especially when you consider that Sweeney was actively trying to “do right” by his Captain, he took a gamble and bet on Marchand and the Panthers and it paid off.
At the deadline in 2022 he traded his 2024 1st round pick to Philly in the Giroux trade. It was top 10 protected and would push to 2025.
Then In July of 2022 he traded that 2025 1st in the Tkachuk trade. Of course, it was contingent on the 2024 1st not being pushed to 2025…which would have pushed this pick to 2026. This pick was also top 10 protected as well.
So at this year’s deadline when he traded for Seth Jones the 2024 was not a top 10 and had transferred to (Edmonton via Philly) meaning the 2025 was going to Calgary. But the 2025 top 10 protection was not officially determined yet so the 2026 1st that he sent to Chicago had to be conditional on that 2025 top 10 protection.
By the time he was working out the deal with Boston his 2027 was listed as part of a condition on a the Jones trade but it seemed very unlikely that the Panthers would collapse to a top 10 pick in 2025 which would mean the Jones trade would be a 2026 and the Bruins conditional pick would be a 2027. With all that said the 2027 1st is also top 10 protected and could still push it to 2028 if the Panthers fall off a cliff in the 2026/27 season.
So, we wont know if this is a 2027 or a 2028 pick until the 2026/2027 season has come to an end. The Best case scenario, and stay with me on this one, would be that the Panthers fall off the cliff in 2027 and their pick is a top 10. That would push the pick to 2028 and it would NOT be protected, so if the Panthers tanked again…and the Bruins won the draft lottery this could be a first overall pick.
That is all fantasy and the most likely scenario is that the Bruins get the 2027 and it is between 25-32, still a good value asset for an expiring UFA contract for a 37 year old who was injured with no guarantees of even returning, let alone contributing. Especially when you consider that Sweeney was actively trying to “do right” by his Captain, he took a gamble and bet on Marchand and the Panthers and it paid off.
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Yeahh. I could be wrong but I was always under the impression that Marchand stayed pretty close with Thornton and Campbell even after they stopped playing together.
