All Year, Brad Marchand Led the Florida Panthers. Until He Could Not
Sam Navarro-Imagn Images The Florida Panthers battled injuries throughout this season and will go into Thursday’s game in Ottawa with 11 of their regulars out of their lineup. One of the biggest names on Florida’s injured list is Brad Marchand . He certainly does not want to be there.
Coach Paul Maurice said Marchand gave the Panthers everything he could this season, playing through the pain of past groin, hip, and sports hernia injuries until the team shut him down in March. “Through Jan. 1, we were a point out,’’ Maurice said, “and that, for me, was a great accomplishment.
And [Marchand] was leading our team in scoring at that point. The big goal, big-game guy. “But he wasn’t healthy.
He played a lot of nights here for us where he wasn’t at 100 percent. He played for us as long as he could. ’’ Marchand, for his perseverance this season as well as throughout his career, was named Florida’s nominee for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy on Wednesday.
The trophy is awarded annually to the NHL player who ‘best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey. ’ It is voted on by the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association, with each team chapter nominating a player. Jaromir Jagr was the only active Florida player to win the Masterton in 2016.
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