.Oct 22, 2024, 05:30 PM ETSUNRISE, Fla.-- The Florida Panthers have broken down an additional large expansion-- this, to their Stanley Cup-winning coach.Paul Maurice as well as the Panthers have actually agreed on an extended contract, the staff introduced Tuesday. Maurice resided in the final year of a three-year deal, as well as it was an assurance that the Panthers intended on maintaining him around after he took the crew to the Stanley Mug Final in each of his very first 2 seasons.Maurice got in Tuesday with 98 regular-season success along with Florida, already the third most in nightclub background behind Jacques Martin (110) and Peter DeBoer (103 ). As well as his postseason success along with the Panthers is actually unrivaled he has gained 29 playoff games along with Florida-- highlighted by the crew winning its own 1st Stanley Mug final time-- while intermittent instructor in nightclub past history possesses 25 playoff succeeds combined.Editor's Picks1 RelatedIt's the most recent significant bargain that the staff has actually obtained carried out, and additional evidence that Fla's champion core might be all together for many years to come.The Panthers declared already this period that they have actually signed ahead Carter Verhaeghe to an eight-year expansion, meaning they have most of their key players-- likewise including Aleksander Barkov, Matthew Tkachuk, Sam Reinhart, Anton Lundell and Gustav Forsling-- under contract via at the very least 2030. As well as the team is actually speaking with ahead Sam Bennett about an extension as well.Maurice is 2nd in NHL past history in video games trained (1,855 entering into Tuesday) responsible for Scotty Bowman (2,141), and 4th all time in success (873) responsible for Bowman (1,244), Joel Quenneville (969) and Barry Trotz (914 ). Final period's headline due to the Panthers was Maurice's very first Stanley Mug champion.