.Oct 22, 2024, 05:30 PM ETSUNRISE, Fla.-- The Florida Panthers have broken down another huge expansion-- this one, to their Stanley Cup-winning coach.Paul Maurice and the Panthers have settled on an extended deal, the staff revealed Tuesday. Maurice resided in the ultimate year of a three-year deal, and it was an assurance that the Panthers anticipated maintaining him around after he took the crew to the Stanley Cup Final in each of his first pair of seasons.Maurice went into Tuesday with 98 regular-season success with Fla, currently the third most in nightclub history responsible for Jacques Martin (110) and Peter DeBoer (103 ). And also his postseason results along with the Panthers is actually beyond compare he has actually won 29 playoff games along with Fla-- highlighted due to the group succeeding its first Stanley Cup last period-- while intermittent coach in nightclub history has 25 playoff succeeds combined.Editor's Picks1 RelatedIt's the current major bargain that the group has actually gotten done, as well as additional verification that Fla's champion primary could be together for a long times to come.The Panthers declared actually this period that they've signed onward Carter Verhaeghe to an eight-year extension, implying they have many of their principals-- also including Aleksander Barkov, Matthew Tkachuk, Sam Reinhart, Anton Lundell and Gustav Forsling-- under contract with a minimum of 2030. And also the crew is talking with ahead Sam Bennett concerning an expansion as well.Maurice is 2nd in NHL history in activities trained (1,855 getting into Tuesday) behind Scotty Bowman (2,141), and 4th perpetuity in triumphes (873) responsible for Bowman (1,244), Joel Quenneville (969) and Barry Trotz (914 ). Final season's title by the Panthers was Maurice's first Stanley Cup championship.