Marchand met with general manager Don Sweeney before the trade deadline, offering to compromise, but the Bruins did not adjust their offer, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman, ultimately making a "really, really difficult" decision, per Sweeney.

Brad Marchand, sporting Florida Panthers gear, discussed his failed contract talks with the Bruins while also defending Don Sweeney Monday.

Panthers get: Forward Brad Marchand (at 50 percent salary retention) Bruins get: Conditional second-round pick in 2027 (becomes a 2027 or 2028 first-rounder if Florida wins two rounds of the playoffs this year and Marchand appears in at least 50 percent of the team’s playoff games)