.Oct 22, 2024, 05:30 PM ETSUNRISE, Fla.-- The Florida Panthers have handed out one more big extension-- this, to their Stanley Cup-winning coach.Paul Maurice as well as the Panthers have actually settled on an extended deal, the crew announced Tuesday. Maurice remained in the last year of a three-year deal, and also it was actually an assurance that the Panthers anticipated keeping him around after he took the group to the Stanley Cup Final in each of his very first 2 seasons.Maurice entered into Tuesday with 98 regular-season success along with Florida, actually the third most in club history behind Jacques Martin (110) and Peter DeBoer (103 ). As well as his postseason excellence along with the Panthers is actually best he has gained 29 championship game with Florida-- highlighted due to the crew gaining its initial Stanley Mug last time-- while every other coach in nightclub background has 25 playoff wins combined.Editor's Picks1 RelatedIt's the current major deal that the group has gotten performed, and more evidence that Fla's champion primary could be together for several years to come.The Panthers revealed currently this season that they've signed forward Carter Verhaeghe to an eight-year expansion, suggesting they possess a lot of their key players-- likewise consisting of Aleksander Barkov, Matthew Tkachuk, Sam Reinhart, Anton Lundell and also Gustav Forsling-- under contract through at the very least 2030. And the team is speaking with forward Sam Bennett about an expansion as well.Maurice is actually second in NHL record in video games coached (1,855 going into Tuesday) behind Scotty Bowman (2,141), and fourth perpetuity in victories (873) behind Bowman (1,244), Joel Quenneville (969) and also Barry Trotz (914 ). Final period's label due to the Panthers was actually Maurice's first Stanley Mug champion.