Marchand stepped back onto the ice at the TD Garden — this time in a Panthers practice jersey as the longtime Bruins player returned to Boston for the first time since he was traded to Florida.

A factor behind the reportedly tense confrontation at a Cabinet meeting Thursday was the decimation of the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Former Boston Bruins captain said he looks good in red. Now the question is when he’ll be healthy to play for Panthers.

Year in, year out, the South Iron Panthers are contenders. More than that, they do not let adversity stop them. They all ...