.Oct 22, 2024, 05:30 PM ETSUNRISE, Fla.-- The Florida Panthers have handed out yet another large expansion-- this, to their Stanley Cup-winning coach.Paul Maurice as well as the Panthers have actually settled on a stretched deal, the team revealed Tuesday. Maurice resided in the final year of a three-year package, and also 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 1st 2 seasons.Maurice got in Tuesday along with 98 regular-season victories along with Florida, presently the third very most in club past behind Jacques Martin (110) and also Peter DeBoer (103 ). And his postseason excellence with the Panthers is beyond compare he has succeeded 29 championship game along with Fla-- highlighted by the team gaining its own first Stanley Cup last season-- while every other instructor in nightclub past history possesses 25 playoff gains combined.Editor's Picks1 RelatedIt's the current significant offer that the staff has obtained done, and also even more verification that Fla's champion center may be with each other for years to come.The Panthers declared already this time that they've signed forward Carter Verhaeghe to an eight-year extension, meaning they possess a number of their key players-- likewise including Aleksander Barkov, Matthew Tkachuk, Sam Reinhart, Anton Lundell and Gustav Forsling-- under arrangement through at least 2030. As well as the group is talking with onward Sam Bennett concerning an expansion as well.Maurice is second in NHL history in video games trained (1,855 entering Tuesday) responsible for Scotty Bowman (2,141), as well as fourth perpetuity in success (873) behind Bowman (1,244), Joel Quenneville (969) as well as Barry Trotz (914 ). Last time's title by the Panthers was Maurice's 1st Stanley Mug championship.