Brad Marchand has never been one to mince his words or hide his true thoughts. That hasn’t changed since moving down to the Sunshine State to play for the Florida Panthers. After an encouraging start to an injury-riddled NHL season, Marchand dropped a bold message.

The Panthers are missing key pieces to their puzzle, yet seem to be firing in all cylinders on the ice. Aleksander Barkov, Matthew Tkachuk, Tomas Nosek, and Dmitry Kulikov are all out with injuries, but Marchand and company are making sure to hold their own in the NHL.

Following three straight home wins to open the 2025-26 NHL season, the Panthers don’t seem to have missed a single step. However, the journey to a Stanley Cup three-peat has only just begun for the reigning back-to-back champs. Still, Marchand and the Cats like

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