Brad Marchand is a Stanley Cup champion once again.
The former Bruins captain won his second Cup on Tuesday night, as his Florida Panthers defeated the Edmonton Oilers, 5-1, in Game 6. It’d been 14 years since Marchand won his first with Boston in 2011.
Marchand was outstanding in Florida’s playoff run, scoring 10 goals and adding 10 assists in 23 postseason games. Six of those goals came in the Stanley Cup Final against Edmonton, including a double overtime winner in Game 2.
Not seeing eye-to-eye with the 37-year-old on a contract beyond this season, Boston traded Marchand at the deadline for a first-round pick. That selection will either be in 2027 or 2028, depending on whether Florida makes a move with their 2026 first-rounder ahead of next week’s NHL Draft.
So what’s next for Marchand?
A free agent on July 1, he told SportsNet’s Elliotte Friedman that “anything’s on the table” for next season in an interview earlier this month.
“I’ve thought about potential situations. But until you know what options are (out there) — it’s all theoretical,” Marchand said. “So, I kind of parked all that. And I’m just — especially right now — just being in the moment and enjoying it. I don’t want to take anything away from it.”