Brad Marchand signed a six-year, $31.5 million contract to remain with the Florida Panthers on Tuesday. It has an average annual value of $5.25 million.

The Florida Panthers continue to bring back their core after winning the Stanley Cup, re-signing Brad Marchand to a six-year deal.

Marchand has long been fond of saying he’d retire when the wheels came off. For $32 million over those six years, the Panthers have firmly tightened his lug nuts for a long haul. It won’t be fun for the Bruins to watch Marchand playing for a division rival for the rest of his career, but the Panthers may have done the Bruins a favor.