He's got some offensive ability that can be deceptive as well, but you know that you're going to be engaged physically and that he pushes the pace.'Īcquired from the Maple Leafs at last year's trade deadline, Marchment had only appeared in four NHL games - all with Toronto - before this season. He's a hard guy to play against in practice. 'I know that he's been patient… We like the way he works in practice. 'He's done a great job of taking advantage of his opportunity,' Quenneville said. Despite the fact he's starting just 36.36% of his shifts in the offensive zone at 5-on-5, the Panthers boast advantages in goals (3-1) and shot attempts (32-26) when he's been on the ice, per. Gaining the trust of head coach Joel Quenneville, the advanced numbers also tell us that he's been making a positive impact in all four games he's played in this season.

25, the 25-year-old has posted an assist - all of them primary - in each of the last three games. Since slotting back into the lineup on Feb.

While it's unlikely that anything like that will ever happen again, Marchment is hoping for more of the same when it comes to his recent play on the ice. 'That shift that we scored there, I ripped my whole pant open like a skirt,' said Marchment, who couldn't help but laugh when talking about the series of events. With the equipment staff getting Marchment back up and running with the speed of a NASCAR pit crew, he managed to return to the ice just in time to set up Eetu Luostarinen for a go-ahead goal with a dish from behind the net that put Florida on top 2-1 with 3:09 remaining in regulation. 'The trainers went and grabbed my old skates and we threw on real quick, switched the blade and then I was back out there.' 'I was pretty shocked when I looked down and saw that my whole blade was gone,' Marchment said following Wednesday's practice at BB&T Center.

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