.Oct 22, 2024, 05:30 PM ETSUNRISE, Fla.-- The Florida Panthers have given out an additional large expansion-- this one, to their Stanley Cup-winning coach.Paul Maurice as well as the Panthers have actually agreed on a prolonged deal, the team declared Tuesday. Maurice was in the last year of a three-year bargain, and it was actually an assurance that the Panthers anticipated keeping him around after he took the crew to the Stanley Cup Final in each of his first two seasons.Maurice got in Tuesday with 98 regular-season victories with Florida, currently the third most in nightclub background responsible for Jacques Martin (110) as well as Peter DeBoer (103 ). And his postseason excellence along with the Panthers is actually unrivaled he has actually won 29 championship game with Florida-- highlighted due to the team succeeding its own first Stanley Cup last time-- while every other trainer in club history possesses 25 playoff succeeds combined.Editor's Picks1 RelatedIt's the most up to date big package that the staff has actually acquired performed, as well as even more verification that Fla's champion center could be with each other for a long times to come.The Panthers declared presently this period that they've signed forward Carter Verhaeghe to an eight-year extension, suggesting they possess much of their principals-- additionally featuring Aleksander Barkov, Matthew Tkachuk, Sam Reinhart, Anton Lundell and also Gustav Forsling-- under arrangement via a minimum of 2030. As well as the staff is speaking with forward Sam Bennett concerning an extension as well.Maurice is 2nd in NHL history in video games trained (1,855 entering Tuesday) responsible for Scotty Bowman (2,141), and fourth perpetuity in victories (873) behind Bowman (1,244), Joel Quenneville (969) as well as Barry Trotz (914 ). Last period's headline by the Panthers was actually Maurice's initial Stanley Mug champion.