Alas, Marchand was out there with the Cats. During line rushes, he skated with on the top unit with Sasha Barkov and Carter Verhaeghe. Whether or not that means anything for Marchand’s game status remains to be seen. Florida will face the Bruins at 7 p.m. Panthers Head Coach Paul Maurice will address the media following the morning skate.

Brad Marchand stepped back onto the ice at the TD Garden in a Panthers practice jersey as the longtime Bruins player returned to Boston for the first time since he was traded to Florida

Brad Marchand skated on the ice at TD Garden for the first time since he was traded from the Bruins to the Panthers. "It still felt weird," he said of the practice skate.

Marchand joins list of greats — such as Bobby Orr, Tom Brady and Carlton Fisk — to wear another team's uniform. It won't be easy to watch.

But instead of donning a black-and-gold Boston Bruins jersey -- or even a fourth-line merlot jersey -- Marchand was wearing a white sweater, emblazoned with “Property of Florida” surrounding a Florida Panthers logo. It was a jarring sight. Even, seemingly, to Marchand.

Brad Marchand opens up about his trade from the Bruins to the Panthers, reflecting on his history and embracing future uncertainties as he adjusts to Florida.

It was one of the more surprising trades in recent memory that took place last Friday, as the Boston Bruins traded long-tenured forward and team captain Brad Marchand within their own division to the Florida Panthers.

Days after sending captain Brad Marchand to Florida at the trade deadline, the Boston Bruins will host the Atlantic Division-leading Panthers in the teams' fourth and final regular-season meeting on