Sources: Champion Panthers land Brad Marchand from Bruins

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Brad Marchand will be traded to the Florida Panthers pending a trade call, sources told ESPN on Friday.

It was a late splash at the NHL trade deadline on Friday for the Panthers, who are gearing up for another run at the Stanley Cup.

A source told ESPN's John Buccigross that the Bruins will receive a 2027 second-round choice that turns into a 2028 first-round pick if certain conditions are met.

Marchand, the Boston Bruins' captain, was in the final months of an eight-year deal with Boston that carried a $6.125 million salary cap hit. The captain wanted to stay in Boston; however, negotiations with his camp and the Bruins reached a stalemate over term, sources told ESPN. The…