{"id":495875,"date":"2026-03-10T04:17:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T04:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/495875\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T04:17:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T04:17:38","slug":"florida-panthers-brad-marchand-out-for-weeks-may-require-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/495875\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Panthers Brad Marchand out for weeks, may require surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Keep updated on all the injury news and roster updates from around the NHL with daily Ice Chips.<\/p>\n<p>Florida Panthers<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Head coach Paul Maurice said Monday that forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/brad-marchand\/8473419\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/brad-marchand\/8473419\" target=\"_blank\">Brad Marchand<\/a> will find out this week if he requires surgery for a lingering lower-body injury. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cThere\u2019s going to be a decision made on what\u2019s the best way to get him to 100 percent full health,\u201d Maurice said. \u201cI think even if there isn\u2019t [surgery], we\u2019re still talking long-term; like, this isn\u2019t going to be a couple of days. We\u2019re into weeks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201c\u2026 He has been dealing with something for a couple of months, [but] we have been able to maintain it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Marchand has 27 goals and 54 points in 52 games for the Panthers this season. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">He last played on March 6 against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/detroit-red-wings\/17\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/detroit-red-wings\/17\" target=\"_blank\">Detroit Red Wings<\/a>, recording one assist in 11:53 of ice time. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Marchand missed 10 of Florida\u2019s 15 games leading up to the Olympics with a lingering injury. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The 37-year-old had one assist in four games at Milano Cortina 2026 to help Canada earn the silver medal. <\/p>\n<p>Seattle Kraken<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Kraken announced that forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/jaden-schwartz\/8475768\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/jaden-schwartz\/8475768\" target=\"_blank\">Jaden Schwartz<\/a> will be out indefinitely with an upper-body injury. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Schwartz took a skate to the face late in the first period of Saturday\u2019s 7-4 loss to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/ottawa-senators\/9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/ottawa-senators\/9\" target=\"_blank\">Ottawa Senators<\/a>. He went down holding his face but was able to get up under his own power. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The 33-year-old has 10 goals and 21 points in 42 games with Seattle this season, his fifth with the team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Kraken hold the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference with 67 points, one ahead of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/san-jose-sharks\/28\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/san-jose-sharks\/28\" target=\"_blank\">San Jose Sharks<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SeaKraken?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#SeaKraken<\/a> forward Jaden Schwartz is out indefinitely with an upper-body injury.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Seattle Kraken PR (@SeattleKrakenPR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeattleKrakenPR\/status\/2031062553053499853?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">March 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ottawa Senators<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Defenceman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/dennis-gilbert\/8478502\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/dennis-gilbert\/8478502\" target=\"_blank\">Dennis Gilbert<\/a> has been recalled from the AHL\u2019s Belleville Senators and will join the team tonight in Vancouver. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">It was announced Monday afternoon that defenceman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/jake-sanderson\/8482105\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/jake-sanderson\/8482105\" target=\"_blank\">Jake Sanderson<\/a> is week to week after he was injured in Saturday\u2019s 7-4 win over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/seattle-kraken\/55\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/seattle-kraken\/55\" target=\"_blank\">Seattle Kraken<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The 23-year-old took a big hit into the boards from Kraken defenceman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/brandon-montour\/8477986\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/brandon-montour\/8477986\" target=\"_blank\">Brandon Montour<\/a> in the second period. Sanderson gingerly skated off to the bench after the hit holding his right shoulder. He went down the tunnel and was later ruled out for the remainder of the game. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Senators are on the last game of a five-game road trip that also included stops in Toronto, Edmonton, Calgary and Seattle. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Gilbert, 29, has 12 assists in 31 games with Belleville this season and skated in one game with Ottawa. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">This is the Buffalo, New York\u2019s native second stint with the Senators organization. He was acquired from the Sabres on March 7, 2025 in the deal that brought <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/dylan-cozens\/8481528\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/dylan-cozens\/8481528\" target=\"_blank\">Dylan Cozens<\/a> to Ottawa. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">He then signed a one-year, $875,000 contract with the Flyers on July 1 before being dealt back to Ottawa on Nov. 17 in exchange for forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/maxence-guenette\/8481679\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/maxence-guenette\/8481679\" target=\"_blank\">Maxence Guenette<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">A third-round pick (91st overall) by Chicago in 2015, Gilbert has skated in 112 career NHL games, scoring three goals with 20 points, split between the Blackhawks, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/colorado-avalanche\/21\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/colorado-avalanche\/21\" target=\"_blank\">Colorado Avalanche<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/calgary-flames\/20\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/calgary-flames\/20\" target=\"_blank\">Calgary Flames<\/a>, Sabres and Senators. <\/p>\n<p>Toronto Maple Leafs<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Per TSN\u2019s Mark Masters, full attendance for Maple Leafs practice as the team prepares to take on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/montreal-canadiens\/8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/montreal-canadiens\/8\" target=\"_blank\">Montreal Canadiens<\/a> on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Maple Leafs are 0-5-2 since returning from the Olympic break and parted with three forwards &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/nicolas-roy\/8478462\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/nicolas-roy\/8478462\" target=\"_blank\">Nicolas Roy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/bobby-mcmann\/8482259\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/bobby-mcmann\/8482259\" target=\"_blank\">Bobby McMann<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/scott-laughton\/8476872\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/scott-laughton\/8476872\" target=\"_blank\">Scott Laughton<\/a> &#8211; at the trade deadline. <\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lines at Leafs practice<\/p>\n<p>Knies &#8211; Matthews &#8211; Domi<br \/>Maccelli &#8211; Tavares &#8211; Nylander <br \/>Cowan &#8211; Quillan &#8211; Robertson<br \/>Joshua &#8211; Lorentz &#8211; Jarnkrok <\/p>\n<p>Rielly &#8211; Carlo<br \/>McCabe &#8211; Ekman-Larsson<br \/>Benoit &#8211; Stecher<br \/>Myers<\/p>\n<p>Stolarz Woll\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>at Montreal tomorrow <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TSN_Sports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@TSN_Sports<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark Masters (@markhmasters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/markhmasters\/status\/2031026822700318839?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">March 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Montreal Canadiens<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Rookie forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/oliver-kapanen\/8482775\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/oliver-kapanen\/8482775\" target=\"_blank\">Oliver Kapanen<\/a> was absent from practice today in favour of a therapy day. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Kapanen is third in rookie goal scoring with 19 and tied for fourth in points with 32. He has one goal in his past five games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The 22-year-old appeared in three games at the Olympics for Finland, helping the team capture the bronze medal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Canadiens are back in action Tuesday night, hosting the Maple Leafs. <\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">L&#8217;attaquant Oliver Kapanen ne participera pas \u00e0 l&#8217;entra\u00eenement d&#8217;aujourd&#8217;hui (journ\u00e9e de traitements).<\/p>\n<p>Forward Oliver Kapanen will not participate in today&#8217;s practice (therapy day).<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Canadiens Montr\u00e9al (@CanadiensMTL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CanadiensMTL\/status\/2031033043356467664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">March 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Keep updated on all the injury news and roster updates from around the NHL with daily Ice Chips.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":301707,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5102],"tags":[4759,62,57,5141,5,4,32428,33540,63],"class_list":{"0":"post-495875","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-florida-panthers","8":"tag-apple-news","9":"tag-florida","10":"tag-florida-panthers","11":"tag-floridapanthers","12":"tag-hockey","13":"tag-nhl","14":"tag-nhl-sports-hockey-league-nhl","15":"tag-ottawa-senators-sports-hockey-team-team-nhl-api-9","16":"tag-panthers"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116202952825827124","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/495875","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=495875"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/495875\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/301707"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=495875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=495875"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=495875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}