After getting into an altercation with Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin, former Bruins captain Brad Marchand has been fined.

It was just announced that Brad Marchand has been fined $5,000, the maximum allowed under the CBA for unsportsmanlike.

Florida's Brad Marchand has been fined $5,000, the maximum allowable under the CBA, for unsportsmanlike conduct for his actions during yesterday's game against Buffalo.

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Saturday afternoon, the Florida Panthers and Buffalo Sabres faced off whenever Brad Marchand had a funny altercation with defenseman Rasmus Dahlin.

Brad Marchand has been called a "rat" around the league for a long time, and that was on full display Saturday afternoon.

During a game against the Buffalo Sabres, Florida Panthers forward Brad Marchand made the game get ugly.

It was a pretty physical game on both sides of the ice, but an altercation between Brad Marchand and Rasmus Dahlin topped it all.

Marchand was originally on the receiving end of a cross check from Dahlin in the defensive zone, when Marchand had enough.

You could see that Marchand was not happy with the play after getting back to his feet, and a series of events followed, reminding people why Marchand is called a rat.

Marchand chased Dahlin down after getting back up and tripped him. He then got onto of Dahlin after having enough.

Take a look:

replay of Dahlin/Marchand shenanigans #LetsGoBuffalo #TimeToHunt

This wasn't the end of though. Marchand ended up taking things a step further after this, stealing Dahlin's helmet and taking it to the box with him.

And this is when Marchand reminded fans why he has the nickname of being called a rat around the league.

Marchand ended up ripping the straps off of Dahlin's helmet, before throwing it back on the ice.

Here is the video:

After the scrum, Marchand took Dahlin's helmet with him to the penalty box and ripped out the straps 😭
Dad got his kid a souvenir courtesy of Brad 😭🤣

Do you think Brad Marchand took things too far?