Paul Maurice spent his summer on a Canadian lake. Its location would be best described as in the middle of nowhere. The coach of the Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers typically would have morning coffee with his wife, either on the dock or inside the screened-in porch. Sometimes it lasted 30 minutes. Sometimes it lasted for hours.
FILE - Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice watches players during a practice before Media Day for the Stanley Cup Finals, Friday, June 7, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. The Panthers take on the Edmonton Oilers in Game 1 on Saturday in Sunrise. FILE - Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice lifts the Stanley Cup trophy after Game 7 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final against the Edmonton Oilers, Monday, June 24, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla.
“The power of that thing, the power of the Cup, is just silly,” Maurice said. “It’s indescribable. The best part of a day like that is watching all the people around you be happy at the same time.”Maurice is fourth all time in regular-season wins among NHL coaches. The 15th game of Florida’s season — Nov. 9 at home against Philadelphia — will be the 2,000th of his career, including playoffs, a milestone that only Scotty Bowman has reached.
He’s been back in South Florida for a couple of weeks. The celebrations for some in the organization are still happening — the Cup was at the arena where the Miami Heat play on Sunday, some players and employees there getting to bask in the title glow — but Maurice is trying hard to keep the focus on camp and the new season.
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