Paul Maurice got into a small confrontation with Rod Brind’Amour after the Eastern Conference Finals between the Florida Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes ended on Wednesday night. The Panthers head coach revealed what his message to Brind’Amour was.
Maurice’s Panthers won the series in five games to advance to the Stanley Cup Final for the second straight year. Maurice, 58, is a former player and longtime head coach who has been coaching in the NHL since the mid-’90s. Maurice feels that the traditional post-playoff series handshake needs to be modified.
Maurice told Brind’Amour after the series that the handshake line should be for the players, and not the coaches. Here is a video of how that conversation went:
