Former Winnipeg Jets head coach Paule Maurice is perfect for Florida

Paule Maurice was introduced Thursday as the 18th bench boss in 29 years of history after resigning as head coach ofWinnipeg Jetson December 17, 2021. it was done. Florida Panthers franchise.

Maurice is the final He will take over the Jack Adams Award finalist Andrew Brunet as the NHL coach after the winning winner, Darryl Sutter of Calgary.

brunettes led Florida to a record of 51-18-6, winning the President's Trophy as NHL's regular season champion and replacing Joel Kenneville in just seven games of the season. I did. While Kenneville was the head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks, Kenneville resigned on October 27, 2021 after meeting with NHL Commissioner Gary Betman to discuss his role in the Kyle Beach case.

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Florida took part in the Stanley Cup Playoffs as one of their favorites, but after knocking off Washington in six games in the first round, the Panthers were attacked by rival Tampa Bay in the second round. rice field.

Maurice told reporters at his introductory press conference that he had been called by GM Birgiteau in Florida about a week and a half before the hiring announcement.

"That's the beginning of the process," Maurice said. "Then I hang up and I'm ready. You go into the room, talk to a lot of men, they tell you their plans — and they have them. They have , There is a plan if this happens, they have a plan if this happens, they are ready to work, and you are going to go, "I want to be part of this."

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Maurice said he just channel hopping a Panthers game It probably landed in mid-January.

"I'm not studying games. I'm just doing what we all do. Some action is taken to turn Florida on. Look, see them playing and told my wife. Team. "And she says," Is it interested in you? "" Yes, that team is interested in me. And left it.

Maurice said the next piece of the puzzle was his youngest child, who was accepted at the University of Miami in the fall.

"So I don't say a word — I don't say a word to him. There are some other great schools — further north — at which point we're about 5 feet of snow. I'm inside, "said the man, the seventh-winning coach in NHL history, joking about entering the 25th big league season. Record 775-680-99-130 in 1,681 games against Hartford / Carolina, Toronto and Winnipeg.

"I'm thinking, hey, this might be good. You're going to Miami, you have to drop mom to meet you, this will work But still, I don't know the fit. "

Obviously, the concern about the last item answered the question about where I was just six months after I resigned at Winnipeg. It didn't matter to Maurice. He jumps over the hump of the saying.

"I didn't make at the level I expected to make it myself I know, "he admitted 55 years. -Old Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Native. "I hope I can influence the room, change things and push things forward. Unless I win the Stanley Cup or drive to the edge, the coach's window is about 6 I think it's the year. "

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For Maurice, the coach and he was behind the same team's bench for some or all of the nine seasons in his first and recent jobs, respectively. But in Florida, the Panthers have reached the point where ultimate success is expected, and Maurice knows it well.

"And it was a cup run. It was too short for everyone to like," Maurice said of Florida's second round exit. "And sure, that's the desire of where we want to go, but we can't run the cup in October or in the training camp, so all we have to do from day one every day is that work. And that must be our focus. "

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