The Bruins are heading toward a rebuild for the first time in a decade after the NHL trade deadline, but there are some reasons for optimism.

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The Bruins have made it known they are serious about trading the captain, and as of Thursday night they had set a high price.

The Bruins are not expected to trade captain Brad Marchand despite his pending free agency and the playoffs slipping away.

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According to reports, the Boston Bruins and Brad Marchand are still engaged in negotiations, but the door remains open for a possible trade.

A trade pitch has the Boston Bruins dealing Brad Marchand to the Edmonton Oilers in a blockbuster deal with the Edmonton Oilers.

The Panthers being the team to acquire Marchand is a stunner. There weren't any trade rumors linking Marchand to the Panthers in recent weeks. Florida also has knocked Boston out of the playoffs in each of the last two seasons, so there's plenty of history between these franchises.

As the trade deadline rapidly approached, folks in Boston were becoming more and more used to the fact that their Boston Bruins were going to be sellers.

Brad Marchand wanted to compromise with the Boston Bruins but a deal just couldn't get done, resulting in the team's best player being sent to a division rival.

NHL Trade Deadline was an exciting affair on Friday afternoon. However, some of the biggest bombshells did not become public knowledge until after the 3 PM deadline passed. For instance, the Boston Bruins traded captain Brad Marchand to the Florida Panthers in one of the more stunning deals at the deadline this season.