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Marchand ‘Grew Up a Leafs Fan’ but Helps Panthers to Game 7 Win
Brad Marchand grew up a Toronto Maple Leafs fan, and says he enjoys playing them.
It certainly looks like it.
Marchand had another big hand in yet another Maple Leafs Game 7 loss on Sunday, the former Boston captain winning his fifth straight Game 7 against Toronto.
No other player in NHL history has won that many Game 7s against a single team.
Although it appears Marchand simply enjoys torturing the Maple Leafs and their fans, he said that simply is not the case.
He is, however, a competitor.
The Maple Leafs have just gotten in his way.
“I grew up a Leafs fan, and I enjoy playing the Leafs,” Marchand said after he had a goal and two assists in Florida’s lopsided 6-1 win on Sunday night in Toronto.
“I enjoy interacting with fans. It’s fun. I don’t take myself too seriously. I love getting made fun of and I love making fun of people. If you can’t take it, then so be it. I’m going to enjoy the moments that I have.
“When I come in here and get booed, I’m good. I’m going to show it, going to enjoy that.”
FLORIDA HOCKEY NOW / FLORIDA PANTHERS
- Paul Maurice stirred things up a few weeks ago saying coaches do not belong in the handshake line. He backed those words up Sunday.
- Marchand and Seth Jones were two terrific Trade Deadline pickups for a Florida front office that should take a bow.
- Referee Chris Rooney left early in the second after taking a high stick from Niko Mikkola. Scary, bloody scene. Rooney needed stitches for a cut above his eye but is OK.
- The Panthers made a big lineup change on Sunday.
- Florida will play Carolina in the Eastern Conference finals. Here’s the full schedule.
- Auston Matthews thought the Leafs had too many passengers in Game 7.
- Toronto fans are left heartbroken after another playoff exit.
- The Panthers and Maple Leafs all know legends are made in Game 7.
- Don’t forget to subscribe to the FHN YouTube channel to watch video interviews with the Florida Panthers throughout the postseason. On Sunday, we had more than our bandwidth could handle. But, we had Maurice, Marchand, Jones, Sergei Bobrovsky … the list goes on and on. Check back this afternoon. More today from Raleigh.
NHL LINKS / NATIONAL HOCKEY NOW
- Hockey fans, many from Dallas, donated close to $50,000 to the Jets’ charitable arm in honor of Mark Scheifele, whose father Brad passed away before Game 6.
- The Edmonton Oilers know they have to watch out for Mikko Rantanen.
- Pete DeBoer says it’s a ‘privilege’ to get another shot at the Western Conference final.
- The Pittsburgh Penguins need to upgrade their trade targets.
- Brendan Shanahan and the New York Islanders?
- No, the Vegas Golden Knights should not blow things up.
2025 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS
EASTERN CONFERENCE FINAL: GAME 1
FLORIDA PANTHERS @ CAROLINA HURRICANES
Best-of-7 Series
- When: Tuesday, 8 p.m.
- Where: Lenovo Arena; Raleigh, N.C.
- National TV: TNT/truTV
- National Streaming: Max
- Radio: WQAM 560-AM; WPOW 96.5-FM2; WBZT 1230-AM (Palm Beach); WCTH 100.3-FM (Florida Keys); SiriusXM
- Panthers Radio Streaming: SiriusXM 932, NHL App
- Series Schedule (all games on TNT/tru) — Game 1: Tuesday @Carolina, 8; Game 2: Thursday @Carolina, 8; Game 3:Saturday @Florida, 8; Game 4: Monday, May 26 @Florida, 8; Game 5*:Wednesday, May 28 @Carolina, 8; Game 6*: Friday, May 30 @Florida, 8; Game 7*: Sunday, June 1 @Carolina, 8
- This Regular Season (Panthers Won 2-1) — At Florida:Panthers 6, Hurricanes 0 (Nov.30); Hurricanes 3, Panthers 1 (Jan. 2). At Carolina: Panthers 6, Hurricanes 3 (Nov. 29).
- How They Got Here: Carolina d. New Jersey (5), Washington (5); Florida d. Tampa Bay (5), Toronto (7).
- All-Time Regular Season Series: Carolina/Hartford leads 74-49-10, 11 ties
- Postseason History: Florida 1-0 (2023 ECF in 4)
