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Brad Marchand Shares Secret Formula for Playoff Dominance After Easily Crushing Leafs and Canes

Originally posted on Blade of Steel | By Tom Banks | Last updated May 25, 2025 7:12 PM ET

The Florida Panthers are rolling in the Stanley Cup Playoffs thus far, and now, Brad Marchand has revealed what this team has that makes them so special.

Through three games of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Florida Panthers are absolutely rolling, outscoring the Carolina Hurricanes 16-4 through a 3-0 start to the series, and it's clear that this start along with their Stanley Cup experience makes this team the clear favourite in 2025.

Not only that, but this team is incredibly relaxed, so much so that Brad Marchand was caught snacking on something very intriguing between periods of another Game 3 blowout for the Panthers on Saturday night, with the clip going viral on social media.

After the game, Marchand was asked about his snack, and the fun, relaxed nature of his interview makes it so clear just how relaxed and confident this team is at this time of the season.

'Yeah that's a little chocolate chip cookie dough Blizzard right there. You can't beat it, it's the best dessert in the world.'

It's unclear if everyone else on the team has got on board with having Dairy Queen between periods in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but the way this locker room has operated thus far in the post-season, something is clearly working for them, and perhaps Marchand will get the rest of the team onto this if he ever gets the sponsorship he was angling for.

'So I better get lifetime free supply of Dairy Queen now. Thank you fellas.'

Whatever it is that's motivated this deep, talented team, they look to be on another level to the three remaining teams in the post-season, and while a Stanley Cup isn't a guarantee for anyone at this stage of the year, it will take an incredible effort for someone to stop this team now.

This article first appeared on Blade of Steel and was syndicated with permission.

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