After 16 years with the Boston Bruins, left winger Brad Marchand said, at his introductory press conference, that he's excited to join the 1st-place Atlantic Division Florida Panthers and to help the team on a potential championship run.

That’s what you want. I mean, ultimately, we chase the Stanley Cup. You want a chance at playing for that every single year. To be able to be part of a team that has that opportunity again this year,

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.