{"id":495547,"date":"2026-03-10T00:14:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T00:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/495547\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T00:14:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T00:14:11","slug":"florida-panthers-could-shut-down-key-player-for-rest-of-season-lwos-hockey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/495547\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Panthers Could Shut Down Key Player for Rest of Season – LWOS Hockey"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Florida Panthers<\/a> could be without one of their key players for the rest of the season. News emerged<\/a> on Monday afternoon that forward Brad Marchand<\/a> will be out weeks. This is due to a lower-body injury, and this ailment could shut down the veteran forward for the rest of the season.<\/p>\n

Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice talks about Brad Marchand and more after practice today in Fort Lauderdale on the FHN YouTube Channel\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 GeorgeRichards (@georgerichards.bsky.social)<\/a> 2026-03-09T18:05:55.311Z<\/a><\/p>\n

Florida Panthers Forward Brad Marchand Could Out for Rest of the Season<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no exact moment as to when the Halifax, Nova Scotia native got hurt. However, head coach Paul Maurice confirmed that Marchand has been dealing with the injury for quite some time. Florida also didn\u2019t disclose what injury Marchand has.<\/p>\n

Marchand has played for the Boston Bruins<\/a> and the Panthers across his 17-year NHL career. The 37-year-old forward has 27 goals and 27 assists for 54 points in 52 games in his first season with the Panthers. He\u2019s been averaging 17 minutes and 44 seconds of ice time this season. Marchand has a Corsi for of 58.4 and a relative Corsi of 8.0.<\/p>\n

The veteran forward has 451 goals and 583 assists for 1,034 points in 1,152 career games. Boston originally drafted him in the third round 71st overall of the 2006 NHL Draft.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s won a pair of Stanley Cups<\/a> and was part of the Team Canada squad that finished first at the 4 Nations Face-Off and second at the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics.<\/p>\n

What It Means<\/p>\n

Florida has been ravaged by injuries for the entire season. The two-time defending champions lost captain Aleksander Barkov<\/a> in the first practice of the season. Florida also played the first 50 games of the season without Matthew Tkachuk<\/a> and lost Seth Jones<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Panthers are 12 points out of the final Stanley Cup Playoffs with 19 games to play. Getting into the postseason will take some sort of miraculous run. It\u2019ll be even harder without Marchand, who was the team\u2019s second-leading scorer despite all the injuries he suffered.<\/p>\n

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