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Stanley Cup champ Panthers extend trainer Paul Maurice

.Oct 22, 2024, 05:30 PM ETSUNRISE, Fla.-- The Florida Panthers have actually provided one more huge expansion-- this set, to their Stanley Cup-winning coach.Paul Maurice and the Panthers have actually agreed on a stretched agreement, the team declared Tuesday. Maurice remained in the ultimate year of a three-year offer, and it was a certainty that the Panthers considered keeping him around after he took the team to the Stanley Mug Final in each of his 1st pair of seasons.Maurice entered Tuesday along with 98 regular-season victories with Florida, currently the third most in club past behind Jacques Martin (110) and Peter DeBoer (103 ). And also his postseason success along with the Panthers is beyond compare he has gained 29 playoff games with Florida-- highlighted due to the group gaining its very first Stanley Cup last season-- while every other coach in club history has 25 playoff succeeds combined.Editor's Picks1 RelatedIt's the current huge package that the team has actually received done, as well as additional verification that Fla's champion core might be together for a long times to come.The Panthers declared currently this season that they have actually authorized onward Carter Verhaeghe to an eight-year extension, suggesting they possess most of their key players-- additionally including Aleksander Barkov, Matthew Tkachuk, Sam Reinhart, Anton Lundell and also Gustav Forsling-- under arrangement with at the very least 2030. And also the team is actually consulting with forward Sam Bennett about an extension as well.Maurice is actually second in NHL history in video games trained (1,855 getting in Tuesday) responsible for Scotty Bowman (2,141), and also 4th all time in victories (873) behind Bowman (1,244), Joel Quenneville (969) as well as Barry Trotz (914 ). Last time's headline due to the Panthers was actually Maurice's very first Stanley Mug championship.