Brad Marchand is having an incredible postseason for the Panthers, but he is still likely to hit free agency this summer.

There’s a giant, gold-outlined rat emblazoned on the hat that dangles in Brad Marchand’s locker. The scrappy NHL veteran has been likened to the tiny rodent for much of his career, notoriously known as “The Rat” among hockey fans.

The Florida Panthers made a necessarily aggressive move at the NHL trade deadline to acquire Brad Marchand from the struggling Boston Bruins. Holy cow, has that decision paid off or what? Marchand scored the Panthers' last two goals of their Game 2 Stanley Cup Finals win over the Oilers,