.Oct 22, 2024, 05:30 PM ETSUNRISE, Fla.-- The Fla Panthers have broken down another significant expansion-- this, to their Stanley Cup-winning coach.Paul Maurice and the Panthers have actually settled on a stretched agreement, the staff announced Tuesday. Maurice remained in the last year of a three-year offer, as well as it was an assurance that the Panthers anticipated maintaining him around after he took the crew to the Stanley Mug Final in each of his very first two seasons.Maurice entered Tuesday along with 98 regular-season wins with Fla, actually the 3rd very most in nightclub history behind Jacques Martin (110) and Peter DeBoer (103 ). And his postseason results along with the Panthers is actually unparalleled he has succeeded 29 playoff games along with Fla-- highlighted by the crew succeeding its very first Stanley Cup final time-- while every other instructor in club history possesses 25 playoff gains combined.Editor's Picks1 RelatedIt's the current large package that the crew has acquired performed, and also additional verification that Fla's championship primary might be together for years to come.The Panthers introduced actually this period that they've signed forward Carter Verhaeghe to an eight-year expansion, suggesting they have a lot of their principals-- likewise featuring Aleksander Barkov, Matthew Tkachuk, Sam Reinhart, Anton Lundell as well as Gustav Forsling-- under deal by means of at the very least 2030. And the crew is actually speaking with ahead Sam Bennett regarding an expansion as well.Maurice is actually 2nd in NHL past history in activities trained (1,855 getting into Tuesday) behind Scotty Bowman (2,141), and fourth all time in success (873) behind Bowman (1,244), Joel Quenneville (969) as well as Barry Trotz (914 ). Last time's title by the Panthers was actually Maurice's initial Stanley Mug championship.