Brad Marchand now plays for the Florida Panthers , but to a lot of hockey fans, he will always be associated with the Boston Bruins first and foremost. The Bruins and their fans gave one of their all-time greats a warm welcome, reminding him that Marchand still belongs in Beantown, with the incredible reception they gave him during Tuesday night's game at TD Garden between Boston and the visiting Panthers.

The Bruins played a video tribute for Marchand amid the Panthers game, and it left the veteran forward emotional, tearing up on the ice as Boston fans gave him a standing ovation. Expand Tweet

It can be recalled that Marchand was controversially traded to the Panthers in March in exchange for a conditional 2027 second-round pick. Many Boston fans didn't like the move the Bruins

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