"Brad Marchand's day job is to play hockey in the NHL. His second job is to torment the Toronto Maple Leafs. And his third job is to stand up for them, even after beating them. Marchand has been a Leaf-killer for as long as one can remember. He's beaten them in the playoffs four times as a member of the Boston Bruins and once as a Florida Panther, which was the most recent edition."
""I think if you look at the heat this team catches, it's actually really unfortunate," Marchand said. "They've been working at building something really big here for awhile, and they were a different brand of hockey this year, and they're getting crucified, and I don't think it's justified just because they weren't able to do it. We're a really good and deep team too, and that's how things go sometimes.""
Brad Marchand plays in the NHL, often targets and defeats the Toronto Maple Leafs in playoff matchups. He has eliminated the Leafs four times with the Boston Bruins and once with the Florida Panthers. Marchand frequently publicly defends the Leafs after defeating them, arguing that criticism and media scrutiny are unfair. He portrayed the Leafs as a team building something significant and said their playoff treatment was 'actually really unfortunate.' The Florida Panthers are a deep, high-caliber team, having won consecutive Stanley Cups. The Leafs may face Marchand again in future playoffs.
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