Paul Maurice

[SnowblindNYR]

I know for the longest time he was not that highly thought of. I feel like he was always used as an example of a "retread coach" in a negative way. However, the last season with the Panthers his team was in cup final and this year they're one of the favorites to win it all. I feel like no matter who they play in the ECF if they make it there they will be the favorite. So did he improve as a coach, did he just get better talent? I feel like he's no longer thought of in negative terms anymore.

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[Iggys Dome]

Bill Zito should get a lot of credit for this Panthers team IMO.

I was one of the people that thought the PoMo hiring was whack, but it’s worked out well for them.

He’s been coaching in the NHL for over 20 years, and yet he’s one of the younger coaches around. It seems the Panthers have bought into him as a leader.

 

[Hockeyholic]

I always thought he got way too much criticism.

Leafs fired him too soon. And he made the SCF with a scrappy Canes team.

 

[Mickey Marner]

His heavy forechecking style fits Florida’s roster like a glove and gave them the chip on the shoulder that they needed. I do think that they punched above their weight defensively this year though.

 

[FinlandPanther]

I think Maurice has a guy who can help him build the team with his vision. Zito and Maurice are 100% on the same page and they brought in every player who fits this team like a glove. It also helps to have a Tkachuk and Barkov to build around. He wants them to be good defensively and grind but they also have an immense amount of skill. The most important thing is he has players who don’t cheat the system. EVERYONE has bought in. Maurice is also a really good guy. Happy for him.

 

[Stringer Bell]

Paul Maurice has coached 26 seasons. How many of those seasons did he have really good rosters?

Paul Maurice got a bad wrap for a long time, but up until Winnipeg he never really had much to work with.

Underrated.

 

[Cats2TheCup]

Bill Zito should get a lot of credit for this Panthers team IMO.

I was one of the people that thought the PoMo hiring was whack, but it’s worked out well for them.

He’s been coaching in the NHL for over 20 years, and yet he’s one of the younger coaches around. It seems the Panthers have bought into him as a leader.

To add some context to this, Zito had been telling people what kind of coach he was looking for, and those people he was speaking to kept saying “you should talk to Paul Maurice.” So it seems like their vision aligned for this team.

Also, I think this is the most talent PoMo has ever had at his command.

But yeah man we love Zito down here and want him to have the keys to do whatever the f*** he wants to do.

 

[Osakahaus]

Bill Zito should get a lot of credit for this Panthers team IMO.

I was one of the people that thought the PoMo hiring was whack, but it’s worked out well for them.

He’s been coaching in the NHL for over 20 years, and yet he’s one of the younger coaches around. It seems the Panthers have bought into him as a leader.

Also the Panthers are AGGRESSIVE

that team is one brutal set of mofo's like those old Canucks teams with prime Kesler

 

[Negan4Coach]

I know for the longest time he was not that highly thought of. I feel like he was always used as an example of a "retread coach" in a negative way. However, the last two seasons with the Panthers his team was in cup final and this year they're one of the favorites to win it all. I feel like no matter who they play in the ECF if they make it there they will be the favorite. So did he improve as a coach, did he just get better talent? I feel like he's no longer thought of in negative terms anymore.

I f***ing loved Maurice as the Canes coach- always though he got a raw deal here.

 

[Reality Check]

Not the greatest coach in the league. But an underrated one.

That Carolina '02 squad gave Detroit all they could handle in the first three games of the finals before tapping out.

 

[Gizmo Tkachuk]

He’s the perfect coach for how Florida is put together, that’s all Zito

 

[jetsforever]

He's not amazing but can do well with the right roster.

 

[JianYang]

I don't think he reinvented the wheel or anything like that. Florida's DNA doesn't look much different than his winnipeg team in terms of the stamp he was trying to put on them.

I suppose I'd look at it as a perfect fit for maurice (for now) that he got the right team at the right time to play his brand.

 

[GoJetsGo55]

Love him and I love that the Panthers fit his style.

 

[Oneiro]

He was also at the mercy of inert, gun shy GMs for a long time.

 

[The Shadow]

Two good friends DeBoer and Maurice may be meeting in the final

 

[Satoru Gojo]

Good coach who just lasted too long in Winnipeg

 

[Blue Shakehead]

Maurice inherited a Presidents Trophy winning team and yet he somehow still needed Buddy Robinson from the Blackhawks to score one of his 4 career goals in 10 professional seasons against the Pens in game 82 to sneak into the 2023 playoffs.

If Buddy doesn't score there and the Panthers miss (as they should have), Paul Maurice would be filling out resumes in Siberia. Or he would be selling cars or life insurance somewhere, which he would be incredible at. Nobody has coached more and lost more or achieved less than Paul Maurice in NHL history. His super power is coaching all star rosters to mid results.

 

[Rodgerwilco]

Always liked Paul Maurice as a coach, seemed to get a lot out of his team without being abrasive.

I like how he's very engaged in the game and works the referees pretty well. Definitely seems to get a lot of respect around the league.

 

[Suntouchable13]

Maurice inherited a Presidents Trophy winning team and yet he somehow still needed Buddy Robinson from the Blackhawks to score one of his 4 career goals in 10 professional seasons against the Pens in game 82 to sneak into the 2023 playoffs.

If Buddy doesn't score there and the Panthers miss (as they should have), Paul Maurice would be filling out resumes in Siberia. Or he would be selling cars or life insurance somewhere, which he would be incredible at. Nobody has coached more and lost more or achieved less than Paul Maurice in NHL history. His super power is coaching all star rosters to mid results.

Wasn’t last season a season of adjustments? They lost Huber-dough and Weegar from their President’s trophy team. They were a much worse regular season team, but they were a much better playoff team. This year they are back near the top, and are actually a good playoff team too. I’d say he is getting really good results.

 

[Voight]

Maurice inherited a Presidents Trophy winning team and yet he somehow still needed Buddy Robinson from the Blackhawks to score one of his 4 career goals in 10 professional seasons against the Pens in game 82 to sneak into the 2023 playoffs.

If Buddy doesn't score there and the Panthers miss (as they should have), Paul Maurice would be filling out resumes in Siberia. Or he would be selling cars or life insurance somewhere, which he would be incredible at. Nobody has coached more and lost more or achieved less than Paul Maurice in NHL history. His super power is coaching all star rosters to mid results.

I dont think they would've fired him after one season.

 

[Nogatco Rd]

Maurice inherited a Presidents Trophy winning team and yet he somehow still needed Buddy Robinson from the Blackhawks to score one of his 4 career goals in 10 professional seasons against the Pens in game 82 to sneak into the 2023 playoffs.

If Buddy doesn't score there and the Panthers miss (as they should have), Paul Maurice would be filling out resumes in Siberia. Or he would be selling cars or life insurance somewhere, which he would be incredible at. Nobody has coached more and lost more or achieved less than Paul Maurice in NHL history. His super power is coaching all star rosters to mid results.

You sound a lil salty

 

[Blue Shakehead]

Wasn’t last season a season of adjustments? They lost Huber-dough and Weegar from their President’s trophy team. They were a much worse regular season team, but they were a much better playoff team. This year they are back near the top, and are actually a good playoff team too. I’d say he is getting really good results.

If by "season of adjustments" you mean: giving big and undeserved minutes and roles to the incredibly hapless Staal brothers - then yes, it was! Weegar is a loss, but he was never as impactful in Florida as he was in his 2024 season in Calgary. And the Panthers are one of the few teams that are incredibly stacked and can afford to lose a Weegar. Then they added Tkachuk, who is a probably a top 15 player in the league in the regular season and maybe the best playoff performer in the league in the playoffs.

 

[AvroArrow]

The Panthers are just a very well built team, they have star players at every position and they play a heavy game. He's a good coach who's been given a great roster to compete with.

It's obvious the league isn't planning on changing how the game is going to be called in the post-season. So either teams can adapt to that or complain about it. Florida adapted and the Tkachuk trade has been huge for them.

 

[Blue Shakehead]

I dont think they would've fired him after one season.

Gerard Gallant was up for the Adams in the summer but was fired by the Panthers a roadtrip after going .500 through the first 22 games. He was left off the team bus, outside the arena, and had to call his own cab.

Pretty sure Maurice is getting dusted if the Presidents Trophy team misses the playoffs.