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,

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. The Bruins are a conditional second-round draft pick,

Brad Marchand, the Boston Bruins' franchise legend, has reportedly been traded to the Florida Panthers, shockingly ending a 16-year stint with the team.

The defending Stanley Cup champions pulled off another blockbuster deal just under the wire at the NHL trade deadline. The Florida Panthers have acquired Brad Marchand from the Boston Bruins as they continued to load up for another long and arduous playoff run.

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.

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.

Boston Bruins left wing Brad Marchand was sent to the Florida Panthers last week in a shocking intradivision move that ended the franchise star's 16-season run in Boston right at the trade deadline. Now that the dust has settled a bit,

The Boston Bruins parted ways with franchise legend Brad Marchand just moments before Friday's NHL trade deadline at 3 p.m. ET. After unsuccessful contract extension talks, they traded the 36-year-old soon-to-be-free agent to their Atlantic Division rival and reigning Stanley Cup champion, the Florida Panthers.

But in his first presser as a Panther, he showed no bitterness to Sweeney or the Bruins. In fact, it was quite the opposite reaction in a moment that was equal parts emotion and pragmatism. He also lavished praise on Sweeney, who has been taking plenty of heat here for trading a player whose No. 63 will be raised to the Garden rafters some day.

Boston Bruins radio analyst Bob Beers joins Steve Burton on WBZ's Sports Final to break down the surprising Brad Marchand trade to the Florida Panthers. Beers discusses why the Bruins made the move, and if there is any shot Marchand makes a return to Boston this summer.