Brad Marchand, Florida Panthers
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Brad Marchand saved the Panthers season from the brink with his overtime goal in Game 3 against the Maple Leafs, giving Florida a 5-4 win.
The four-word post wasn't the first time Bissonnette has taken aim at Marchand and the Panthers. At the start of the month, ahead of the start of the Maple Leafs-Panthers series, Bissonnette warned Florida. “Now it's on to Goliath, the Florida Panthers, and we have unfinished business with you,” Bissonnette said.
Marchand scored the game-winning goal with 4:33 left in overtime as Florida beat Toronto in Game 3 of their second-round playoff series.
Sergei Bobrovsky gave up five goals in Game 1 against Toronto. Gave up four more in Game 2. Gave up four again in Game 3. Those numbers aren’t great.
Throughout the playoffs, Marner and Marchand have scored 12 and eight total points, respectively, although Marner has appeared in one more game than his older foe as the Leafs played a six-game first-round series against the Panthers' five-game one.
Panthers forward Brad Marchand is a free agent at the end of this postseason, and he could head to a division rival.
Brad Marchand's complimentary remarks about the Toronto Maple Leafs following the Florida Panthers' Game 2 loss have stirred speculation among fans. Some interpret his words as a strategic attempt to lull the Leafs into complacency,
Brad Marchand has a long history of playoff matchups against the Toronto Maple Leafs, and he hit another dagger in Toronto's heart during the overtime of Game 3, scoring the game-winning goal for the Florida Panthers.