Brad Marchand will begin his second full season with the Florida Panthers on the sidelines after undergoing surgery in August following an injury-plagued 2025-26 campaign.
Florida forward Brad Marchand is expected to miss the first month of the season while continuing to recover from offseason surgery.
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Some unwelcome news for the Florida Panthers as training camp gets underway.
The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.
The Florida Panthers are letting Brad Marchand return at his own pace. The Hockey News‘ David Dwork was among the reporters who spoke with Panthers general manager Bill Zito Wednesday.
Florida Panthers veteran Brad Marchand is fully leaning into the rivalry his team has with the Ottawa Senators. The Panthers and Senators already had some beef brewing between them, but Brady Tkachuk’s move from Ottawa to Florida only seemed to intensify the rivalry between these two sides.
Brad Marchand has always been good at stirring the pot, so this probably shouldn’t come as a surprise. Still, his latest jab made me do a double take. After the Senators named Tim Stützle, Thomas Chabot, and Jake Sanderson as candidates to replace Brady Tkachuk as captain, Marchand simply replied, “Hahahah… Stützle… hahaha.” That’s it.
Heartbreaking, but we have to give it up for Brad Marchand: he’s certainly correct about the Ottawa Senators’ leadership void. As summer comes to an end, the Senators are still without a captain, after Brady Tkachuk engineered a trade to the Florida Panthers, joining his brother Matthew in pursuit of an elusive Stanley Cup.
The rivalry between the Panthers and Senators leveled up several notches with the trade sending Brady Tkachuk from Ottawa to Florida this offseason, and on Tuesday, Brad Marchand decided to stir the pot even further.
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Brad Marchand is never one to shy away from having a little fun and taking shots on social media at players and NHL rivals. This time, he’s picked a surprising victim: Ottawa Senators forward Tim Stutzle.
Like many players on the 2025-26 Florida Panthers roster, Brad Marchand spent a good deal of the season sidelined, missing 30 games due to a lower-body injury.
Welcome back to another offseason edition of around the NHL. There’s plenty happening throughout the league, despite it being the middle of August, as trade talks continues, free agents are still waiting on contract offers for next season, and several players are trying to recover from offseason surgery.
Not the best news for a team looking to bounce back next year. On social media, Florida Panthers forward Brad Marchand announced that he has undergone surgery in order to repair an unspecified injury.
In this weekend’s NHL rumors report, the Florida Panthers have some unexpected uncertainty surrounding Brad Marchand after the veteran forward underwent offseason surgery.
The 2026–2027 National Hockey League season is fast approaching, with just about 40 days to go until the NHL's opening night. All 32 teams are already preparing for the new season, hoping to have all their players back in excellent health and physical condition, free of any injuries.
Brad Marchand claims to have had offseason surgery on lingering lower-body issues. He’s believed to be dealing with a hip and sports hernia issue and could be out for some time.
The Florida Panthers have dealt with a plethora of injuries over the last year after three consecutive trips to the Stanley Cup Final, and the wear and tear from some of those runs continues to have an effect.
Florida Panthers forward Brad Marchand is recovering from offseason surgery and could miss the start of the 2026-27 season, Florida Hockey Now reported Saturday.
Injuries were a big issue for the Panthers last season, something that played a big role in them missing the playoffs outright after winning two straight Stanley Cup titles. Unfortunately for them, there is already some uncertainty on that front heading into training camp next month.
The Panthers did not need to become a completely different team. They needed their stars back, more reliable goaltending and enough depth to survive another bruising season.
It looks like the end of the road for one of the league’s more prominent veterans, at least for this year. According to
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NHL fans might not like Florida Panthers forward Brad Marchand when he is playing against their favorite team, but he has definitely earned his place as one of the best players of his era.
** Author’s Note: We’re working to get verification and footage of the comments from Marchand. This report comes from multiple social accounts that claim they heard the remarks firsthand.
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