Longtime NHL coach Paul Maurice signed a contract extension with the Panthers this week. Adam Proteau says Maurice is easily one of the greatest NHL coaches ever.

Paul Maurice, in his usual self-deprecating way, tried to deflect the big news that came out prior to the Florida Panthers’ 5-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday that he signed a multi-year extension with the team. “I’m just thankful, and hopeful, I guess, that the ink dried on that thing,’’ Maurice said postgame after the loss.

The Florida Panthers locked up the head coach who helped them win an inaugural Stanley Cup championship in Paul Maurice.