Shocking Trade Sends Brad Marchand to Eastern Conference Rival [Video]

Brad Marchand wasn’t merely the Boston Bruins’ captain and longest-tenured player. Only seven NHL players had been with their current teams longer — a group that includes future Hall of Famers Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby — than Marchand, who debuted with Boston on Oct. 21, 2009.

That tenure ended Friday, when the Bruins shockingly traded Marchand to the Eastern Conference rival Florida Panthers in a deadline-day stunner.

Colton Parayko #55, Seth Jarvis #24, Brad Marchand #63 and Josh Morrissey #44 of Team Canada celebrate Marchand’s first period goal against Team Sweden in the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off at Bell Centre on February…Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images

Marchand, 36, has 422 goals and 976 points in 1,090 career games, all with Boston. He has 21 goals and 47 points through 61 games this season.

The NHL trade deadline was 3 p.m. Friday. Elliotte Friedman of Hockey Night in Canada was first to report the Marchand …

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