The Boston Bruins put a three-year deal on the table for Brad Marchand in February, but the sides had different perspectives on money, sources told ESPN on Saturday.
That gap led the Bruins to trade their captain, who would have been an unrestricted free agent in July, to the Florida Panthers on Friday for a conditional second-round pick. It could become a first-round pick if Marchand appears in 50% of the Panthers' playoff games in the first two rounds.
Initially, two years was a sticking point in the Marchand negotiations, but Bruins management went to ownership and got the approval to offer a three-year deal in February, sources told ESPN.