Brad Marchand didn't expect to stay with the Panthers this season. Here's why he could

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Brad Marchand did not expect to be back with the Florida Panthers this season.

That’s not to say he didn’t want to remain with the Stanley Cup champions — he did — but rather that he didn’t think it was mathematically possible. There was only so much cap space available to spend on free agents like him, Sam Bennett and Aaron Ekblad. At least one of the three would have to go, he figured.

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