Sam Bennett sends a message to Brad Marchand during handshake line

As the series between the Panthers and the Bruins ended, and players were lining up to give handshakes to their opponent, all eyes were on the captain Brad Marchand, who returned to the line up after missing the past two games because of an injury.

In case you missed it, Brad Marchand was on the receiving end of a major dirty hit by Panthers' Sam Bennett.

Check out a video of the incident here:

Last night, the Panthers eliminated the Bruins with a 2-1 win and joined the New York Rangers in the Conference Finals, despite Brad Marchand's return. The traditional handshake line was awaited from fans of both organizations, and people were wondering what would happen between Marchand and Bennett.

Fortunately, it all went well and the two players shook hands and exchanged a few words, like any professional athletes should do.

While we don't know exactly what the two players said to each other, we can see the respect between them.

Here's how it went down:

As you can see, neither Marchand nor Bennett seemed angry at the other. They simply shook hands, talked for a little while, and moved on.

It's great to see the two players getting along despite a tough and physical series.

Do you think the Boston Bruins would've won if Brad Marchand played all the games against the Florida Panthers?