Prior to the Florida Panthers’ Game 7 of their second-round Stanley Cup playoffs series against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday, coach Paul Maurice took a moment to send his “deepest sympathies and condolences” to Winnipeg Jets forward Mark Scheifele, who he coached for nine seasons, after Scheifele’s father Brad died unexpectedly on Friday.

A few days after his Florida Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the playoffs, Paul Maurice said coaches should stay away from the handshake line at the end of a series. “I think it should be on the players,

Florida Panthers center Eetu Luostarinen (27) and Toronto Maple Leafs center Calle Jarnkrok (19) go for the puck during the third period in Game 6 of a second-round NHL hockey playoff series, Friday, May 16, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) AP

Paul Maurice didn’t hold back when speaking about the Florida Panthers’ important win over Auston Matthews’ Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2025 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Panthers coach Paul Maurice coached Mark Scheifele for nine seasons in Winnipeg, and he began his Sunday morning press conference by offering condolences to the Jets player for the sudden loss of his father,

The Panthers’ Paul Maurice and Brad Marchand offered their condolences to Winnipeg’s Mark Scheifele, whose father died Friday. Scheifele decided to play in Saturday’s Game 6 vs.

Paul Maurice has mentioned time after time during the Panthers and Maple Leafs playoff series about how much he does not believe in the concept of momentum. Sunday night, after his team pulled out a 2-0 win in the most dominating fashion a score that looked like that could,