Game changing news strikes Brad Marchand and the Florida Panthers ahead of their first game of the series
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The Boston Bruins' former captain and long time veteran, Brad Marchand, and his new organization, the Florida Panthers, just received some game changing news prior to their first game of the NHL 2025 playoff series.
Brad Marchand and the Florida Panthers will be taking on the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first series of this year's playoffs, and a new announcement has revealed the Panther's have the upper hand.
A recent report revealed by Cory Wilkins from the Daily Faceoff suggests the Tampa Bay Lightning will be down a player due to an unexpected injury.
«The Tampa Bay Lightning will be without right winger Oliver Bjorkstrand for the opening round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Lightning head coach Jon Cooper confirmed Saturday per Diandra Loux of The Hockey News.
Bjorkstrand remains sidelined with a lower-body injury that kept him out of the lineup for the Lightning's final three regular-season games.»
Cory Wilkins. wroteBjorkstrand remains sidelined with a lower-body injury that kept him out of the lineup for the Lightning's final three regular-season games.»
Veteran Bjorkstrand started his NHL career in the 2015/16 season and has accumulated 172 goals, 212, assists, tallying at 384 points in 624, leaving many to believe his absence will be detrimental towards the Lightning's overall abilities.
Despite the unfortunate circumstances, this injury may just play a factor in the Florida Panthers' success within the first-round.
The Panthers and the Lightning have faced off four times within the NHL regular season this year, which concluded in each team taking two regulation wins so with an important player absent, Florida may just be able to squeeze into the next round.
Do you think the Boston Bruins' former captain, Brad Marchand, and the Florida Panthers will make it to the second round?
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AVRIL 20 | 322 ANSWERS Game changing news strikes Brad Marchand and the Florida Panthers ahead of their first game of the series Do you think Brad Marchand and the Florida Panthers will make it to the second round? | ||
| Yes | 232 | 72 % |
| No | 55 | 17.1 % |
| I hope so | 17 | 5.3 % |
| I hope not | 18 | 5.6 % |
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