SUNRISE — Brad Marchand is a pest. No other way best describes him.
He's a pest you want to stomp out when he's your opponent. He's a pest you want to embrace and, well, fire rubber rats at when he's on your team.
So when Marchand saved the Florida Panthers' season from the brink with his overtime goal in Game 3 against the Toronto Maple Leafs, his teammates continued a tradition they started after Florida acquired the 16-year veteran from the Boston Bruins ahead of the trade deadline.
They shot those rats that littered the ice in his direction.