Brad Marchand is bracing for an emotional evening. He’s set to play against the Bruins in Boston for the first time since he was traded away to the Panthers at last year’s trade deadline.

“I’m excited for this one, I mean it’ll be fun to compete against my, you know, guys that you’ve been playing with for a long time and be on the other side of it,” Marchand said. “It kinda hits you when you’re here a little bit more. I haven’t thought a ton about it up to this point but, I think that’s probably why I don’t cause I know I’ll get emotional about it, you know? But yeah, it’ll be hard not to, I mean, there’ s just too many memories and I was here too long for it not to.”

The former captain spent parts of 16 season in the black and gold. He ranks fourth in franchise history in games played a

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