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Stanley Mug champ Panthers expand trainer Paul Maurice

.Oct 22, 2024, 05:30 PM ETSUNRISE, Fla.-- The Florida Panthers have actually broken down another significant extension-- this set, to their Stanley Cup-winning coach.Paul Maurice and the Panthers have agreed on an expanded contract, the crew revealed Tuesday. Maurice remained in the last year of a three-year bargain, and also it was actually an assurance that the Panthers intended on maintaining him around after he took the staff to the Stanley Mug Final in each of his 1st two seasons.Maurice went into Tuesday with 98 regular-season wins along with Fla, actually the third most in nightclub record behind Jacques Martin (110) and also Peter DeBoer (103 ). As well as his postseason effectiveness along with the Panthers is beyond compare he has succeeded 29 championship game with Florida-- highlighted by the staff winning its own 1st Stanley Mug final period-- while every other trainer in club background possesses 25 playoff gains combined.Editor's Picks1 RelatedIt's the current major bargain that the staff has gotten done, as well as more evidence that Fla's champion center could be with each other for a long times to come.The Panthers declared presently this period that they have actually authorized forward Carter Verhaeghe to an eight-year expansion, implying they possess a number of their principals-- also including Aleksander Barkov, Matthew Tkachuk, Sam Reinhart, Anton Lundell and Gustav Forsling-- under deal through a minimum of 2030. And the group is actually speaking to onward Sam Bennett concerning an extension as well.Maurice is actually second in NHL background in games trained (1,855 entering into Tuesday) responsible for Scotty Bowman (2,141), and also 4th perpetuity in victories (873) responsible for Bowman (1,244), Joel Quenneville (969) as well as Barry Trotz (914 ). Last period's title by the Panthers was Maurice's 1st Stanley Mug championship.