Brad Marchand has been a perfect fit with the Florida Panthers, and his chemistry with linemate Anton Lundell has been incredible. After Friday’s Game 2, where Marchand scored two goals assisted by Lundell, the Finnish forward revealed a hilarious story: for months, he thought Marchand was calling him a “Finnish female”—but it turned out to be just a language mix-up.
Marchand is proving to be one of the best acquisitions of the 2024–25 season. He was traded to Florida from the Boston Bruins at the trade deadline, and he’s exceeded everyone’s high expectations—especially in the playoffs.
Marchand has played a huge part in the Panthers reaching the Stanley Cup Final as they chase back-to-back titles. In Game 2, he contributed two goals: a shorthanded breakaway in the second period that gave Florida a 4–3 lead, and the double-overtime game-winner—both set up by Lundell.
Brad Marchand’s funny nickname
The chemistry between Marchand and Lundell on the third line has been outstanding. After the game, Finnish reporters asked Lundell where the 37-year-old Marchand finds the energy to perform at such a high level.
“Hopefully it’s from me and Eetu Luostarinen. He likes spending time with us, but I don’t know if that’s why,” Lundell told Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat, smiling.
“Brad is in great shape. It seems like nothing can stop him,” he added, more seriously.
Marchand has spent most of his time on a line with Lundell and Luostarinen. But after Friday’s game, Lundell revealed that he and his Finnish teammate had, for months, believed Marchand was calling them “Finnish females.” Marchand is known as a jokester, so neither Lundell nor Luostarinen questioned the nickname or challenged his sense of humor.
“I just laughed along. I thought it was one of his jokes,” Lundell said.
Eventually, Lundell asked some of his teammates what Marchand actually meant by “Finnish females”—and that’s when the truth came out. Marchand hadn’t been joking. He’d been calling them “Finnish phenoms” all along, and the mix-up was simply due to a language barrier.
“I hadn’t heard the word ‘phenoms’ before,” Lundell said, laughing.
“Nowadays, he sometimes jokingly calls me a Finnish woman.”
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