Did Brad Marchand really have a Blizzard between periods of Game 3? It's a delicious rumor
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A controversy — a creamy, delicious one — is brewing in the Florida Panthers locker room, surrounding some potentially decadent behavior on the part of Brad Marchand during Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals.
The issue: Did he REALLY have ice cream after the second period Saturday night?
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