.Oct 22, 2024, 05:30 PM ETSUNRISE, Fla.– The Florida Panthers have handed out one more huge expansion– this one, to their Stanley Cup-winning coach.Paul Maurice and also the Panthers have actually settled on a stretched agreement, the group revealed Tuesday. Maurice remained in the ultimate year of a three-year bargain, and also it was actually a certainty that the Panthers anticipated keeping him around after he took the staff to the Stanley Mug Final in each of his first pair of seasons.Maurice went into Tuesday along with 98 regular-season wins along with Fla, actually the third most in club history responsible for Jacques Martin (110) and also Peter DeBoer (103 ). And his postseason success with the Panthers is beyond compare he has succeeded 29 playoff games along with Florida– highlighted due to the group winning its 1st Stanley Mug last time– while every other instructor in club history has 25 playoff gains combined.Editor’s Picks1 RelatedIt’s the current large offer that the team has received carried out, and additional evidence that Florida’s championship center may be all together for many years to come.The Panthers introduced currently this time that they have actually authorized ahead Carter Verhaeghe to an eight-year expansion, implying they have many of their key players– additionally consisting of Aleksander Barkov, Matthew Tkachuk, Sam Reinhart, Anton Lundell and also Gustav Forsling– under deal via a minimum of 2030.
And also the group is speaking to ahead Sam Bennett about an expansion as well.Maurice is second in NHL background in video games coached (1,855 going into Tuesday) responsible for Scotty Bowman (2,141), and also 4th perpetuity in triumphes (873) behind Bowman (1,244), Joel Quenneville (969) and also Barry Trotz (914 ). Last period’s headline due to the Panthers was actually Maurice’s very first Stanley Mug championship.