.Oct 22, 2024, 05:30 PM ETSUNRISE, Fla.-- The Florida Panthers have distributed an additional large expansion-- this set, to their Stanley Cup-winning coach.Paul Maurice as well as the Panthers have settled on a stretched contract, the crew revealed Tuesday. Maurice resided in the last year of a three-year deal, and also it was a certainty that the Panthers considered keeping him around after he took the group to the Stanley Mug Final in each of his first 2 seasons.Maurice entered Tuesday with 98 regular-season wins with Florida, presently the third very most in club history responsible for Jacques Martin (110) and Peter DeBoer (103 ). As well as his postseason effectiveness with the Panthers is actually best he has actually gained 29 championship game along with Fla-- highlighted due to the crew gaining its own 1st Stanley Cup last period-- while intermittent instructor in club past has 25 playoff gains combined.Editor's Picks1 RelatedIt's the latest huge deal that the staff has actually acquired carried out, as well as even more evidence that Florida's championship center may be with each other for many years to come.The Panthers announced already this period that they have actually signed onward Carter Verhaeghe to an eight-year expansion, implying they possess most of their key players-- additionally including Aleksander Barkov, Matthew Tkachuk, Sam Reinhart, Anton Lundell as well as Gustav Forsling-- under deal with at the very least 2030. And also the group is talking to ahead Sam Bennett concerning an expansion as well.Maurice is actually 2nd in NHL past in video games coached (1,855 entering Tuesday) responsible for Scotty Bowman (2,141), as well as 4th perpetuity in victories (873) responsible for Bowman (1,244), Joel Quenneville (969) and Barry Trotz (914 ). Last time's label by the Panthers was Maurice's initial Stanley Mug champion.