.Oct 22, 2024, 05:30 PM ETSUNRISE, Fla.-- The Florida Panthers have actually broken down yet another significant extension-- this one, to their Stanley Cup-winning coach.Paul Maurice and the Panthers have agreed on an extended contract, the group introduced Tuesday. Maurice resided in the last year of a three-year package, and it was an assurance that the Panthers considered keeping him around after he took the group to the Stanley Mug Final in each of his 1st pair of seasons.Maurice got in Tuesday with 98 regular-season triumphes with Fla, actually the 3rd most in club record responsible for Jacques Martin (110) and also Peter DeBoer (103 ). And also his postseason effectiveness along with the Panthers is actually beyond compare he has succeeded 29 championship game along with Florida-- highlighted by the team winning its very first Stanley Mug last period-- while every other trainer in nightclub record possesses 25 playoff succeeds combined.Editor's Picks1 RelatedIt's the latest major offer that the group has received done, and even more verification that Fla's championship center could be all together for a long times to come.The Panthers declared already this time that they have actually signed ahead Carter Verhaeghe to an eight-year extension, suggesting they have much of their principals-- likewise featuring Aleksander Barkov, Matthew Tkachuk, Sam Reinhart, Anton Lundell and also Gustav Forsling-- under contract through at the very least 2030. As well as the group is speaking to forward Sam Bennett about an expansion as well.Maurice is second in NHL background in games coached (1,855 getting into Tuesday) responsible for Scotty Bowman (2,141), and fourth all time in wins (873) behind Bowman (1,244), Joel Quenneville (969) as well as Barry Trotz (914 ). Final season's title due to the Panthers was Maurice's first Stanley Cup champion.