Paul Maurice: Class act and a legendary coach

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[Tasty Biscuits]

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"...Yoink?"

 

[SImpelton]

With all due respect, he was almost one goal from joining Todd McLellan in the reverse sweep category. It’s great they got this far but getting so close to getting reverse swept is a bad look regardless of the outcome.

Like he said, the Panthers never get anything easy. He managed to get them out of their own heads when it mattered, and reversing momentum when it turns against you like that and fighting back in a game 7 is one of the hardest tasks a head coach can take on. Just ask Sheldon Keefe.

 

[PajamaBoy]

10 tiers below a guy like Bowman. Probably a few tiers below Quenville and Sutter too. 26 years 1 title. The leash was long with this one.

 

[thegazelle]

i remember him coaching the whalers as a 28-29 year old back in the day. cool to see him finally lift the cup all these years later

My goodness, I had no idea that was Paul Maurice with the Whalers back then. Wow!

 

[stats1]

With all due respect, he was almost one goal from joining Todd McLellan in the reverse sweep category. It’s great they got this far but getting so close to getting reverse swept is a bad look regardless of the outcome.

Ok dude you keep telling yourself that lol

 

[TD Charlie]

Very rarely do I watch somebody lift the Cup and feel what they’re feeling. Watching him put the Cup over his head, eyes closed, and just let himself sink into the moment, f***…chills man. Chills. That’s gotta be one of the best Cup lifts I’ve ever seen, and I’m far from a Panthers fan. From a coach no less!

 

[UFO]

He's an absolute gent. I'm happy for him.

 

[MVP of West Hollywd]

I think he made a key adjustment in game 7 that Florida defenseman were actually playing more offensive the first two periods instead of being afraid of the Oilers speed that had torched them. And then they went into shut down mode in the 3rd.

 

[TheOrganist]

Paul Maurice Richard?

 

[DFAC]

He’s an absolute beauty. Happy for the guy.

The shot with him lifting the cup with his eyes closed says a thousand words.

 

[Hunter368]

Always said he was one guy in hockey I would of loved to sit down and just chat hockey with. Good person

 

[Howboutthempanthers]

He was the right hire at the right time. Every SC winner will have to have that happen at some point. It's about the best fit for the team. The "best" coach is subjective a lot of the time. I was not unhappy with the hire at the time. Because I felt that Winnipeg played pretty structured hockey whenever I saw them play when he coached them (they sure dominated us when we played them).
Turned out that the hire was right on the mark.

 

[Bowski]

I always liked PM.
He reminds me of a teacher I had in HS, who told me to quit f***ing around and focus, without raising his voice, just a disappointed look.

Paul might not have had the same restraint though

 

[MessierII]

Respect

 

[1specter]

Probably the guy who I am happiest for lol

 

[MadLuke]

Drafted in 1985, started to coach OHL in 1988, nhl in 1995, winning the cup 25+ something season in, must be great.

 

[Voight]

Last nights win pretty much secures his HHOF spot.

 

[The Great Gagsby]

The resurrections of Bob and Maurice are my favorite storyline of this run. They both helped each other completely flip the narrative on each other. It wasn't just the players that had to buy into a new way to play it was the "we want 10" crowd as well.

 

[12ozPapa]

With all due respect, he was almost one goal from joining Todd McLellan in the reverse sweep category. It’s great they got this far but getting so close to getting reverse swept is a bad look regardless of the outcome.

Nope. They are Cup champions, that result thwarts anything else easily.

 

[Craig Button]

With all due respect, he was almost one goal from joining Todd McLellan in the reverse sweep category. It’s great they got this far but getting so close to getting reverse swept is a bad look regardless of the outcome.

Effing Eeyore over here

 

[gary69]

10 tiers below a guy like Bowman. Probably a few tiers below Quenville and Sutter too. 26 years 1 title. The leash was long with this one.

So, during his NHL career there has been about 25 better coaches than him. In reality a bit less with multiple cup winning coaches, but that doesn't sound too impressive.

 

[Hank Plank]

With all due respect, he was almost one goal from joining Todd McLellan in the reverse sweep category. It’s great they got this far but getting so close to getting reverse swept is a bad look regardless of the outcome.

lmao

 

[Sol]

lmao

Which part of my statement was wrong ? Did his team not fail to put the oilers 3 times? What series were you watching ?

 

[Hank Plank]

Which part of my statement was wrong ? Did his team not fail to put the oilers 3 times? What series were you watching ?

What part of winning the Stanley Cup is not clear to you?