Brad Marchand expected back with Panthers following emotional leave of absence

Brad Marchand shares emotional video amid personal tragedy

Earlier this week, the Florida Panthers announced that star forward Brad Marchand would step away from the team, revealing that there had been a death in the Marchand family and that Brad will take a brief leave of absence in order to attend the funeral and tend to family matters.On Wednesday, fans found out more about Marchand’s unfortunate absence and the death in his entourage. Marchand in fact headed back home to coach in Nova Scotia, steppi…

Brad Marchand expected back with Panthers following emotional leave of absence

Marchand returns to the Panthers after supporting a grieving family. He stepped behind the bench to coach a youth team during his emotional leave.