.Oct 22, 2024, 05:30 PM ETSUNRISE, Fla.-- The Fla Panthers have handed out an additional major expansion-- this set, to their Stanley Cup-winning coach.Paul Maurice and the Panthers have actually agreed on a stretched deal, the team declared Tuesday. Maurice resided in the last year of a three-year deal, as well as it was actually an assurance that the Panthers planned on maintaining him around after he took the crew to the Stanley Cup Final in each of his 1st pair of seasons.Maurice got into Tuesday with 98 regular-season triumphes along with Fla, already the 3rd very most in nightclub background behind Jacques Martin (110) and Peter DeBoer (103 ). And his postseason results with the Panthers is unparalleled he has actually succeeded 29 championship game along with Florida-- highlighted due to the staff gaining its 1st Stanley Cup last time-- while every other coach in nightclub past history possesses 25 playoff succeeds combined.Editor's Picks1 RelatedIt's the latest significant deal that the group has gotten done, and additional verification that Florida's champion center could be all together for a long times to come.The Panthers revealed actually this time that they've authorized onward Carter Verhaeghe to an eight-year expansion, indicating they possess a number of their key players-- likewise featuring Aleksander Barkov, Matthew Tkachuk, Sam Reinhart, Anton Lundell and also Gustav Forsling-- under contract through at least 2030. And the crew is actually speaking with forward Sam Bennett about an expansion as well.Maurice is second in NHL record in video games trained (1,855 entering Tuesday) behind Scotty Bowman (2,141), and 4th perpetuity in success (873) responsible for Bowman (1,244), Joel Quenneville (969) and also Barry Trotz (914 ). Last time's label due to the Panthers was Maurice's first Stanley Mug championship.