.Oct 22, 2024, 05:30 PM ETSUNRISE, Fla.-- The Florida Panthers have actually distributed yet another large expansion-- this set, to their Stanley Cup-winning coach.Paul Maurice as well as the Panthers have actually settled on a stretched deal, the team declared Tuesday. Maurice was in the last year of a three-year package, and also it was an assurance that the Panthers anticipated keeping him around after he took the team to the Stanley Cup Final in each of his first 2 seasons.Maurice went into Tuesday along with 98 regular-season success along with Florida, already the 3rd most in nightclub past history behind Jacques Martin (110) as well as Peter DeBoer (103 ). As well as his postseason success with the Panthers is beyond compare he has actually gained 29 playoff games along with Fla-- highlighted by the group winning its own 1st Stanley Mug last time-- while every other trainer in club past history has 25 playoff succeeds combined.Editor's Picks1 RelatedIt's the current significant offer that the group has acquired carried out, and additional verification that Florida's champion core might be with each other for years to come.The Panthers announced actually this period that they've signed forward Carter Verhaeghe to an eight-year extension, suggesting they possess many of their principals-- likewise including Aleksander Barkov, Matthew Tkachuk, Sam Reinhart, Anton Lundell as well as Gustav Forsling-- under arrangement with a minimum of 2030. And the staff is talking to onward Sam Bennett regarding an expansion as well.Maurice is actually second in NHL background in activities trained (1,855 getting into Tuesday) behind Scotty Bowman (2,141), and also 4th perpetuity in triumphes (873) behind Bowman (1,244), Joel Quenneville (969) and Barry Trotz (914 ). Final season's title due to the Panthers was Maurice's very first Stanley Mug champion.