{"id":972,"date":"2024-11-16T04:59:26","date_gmt":"2024-11-16T01:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vsaworld.com\/blog\/?p=972"},"modified":"2024-11-16T04:59:27","modified_gmt":"2024-11-16T01:59:27","slug":"coach-reunited-with-former-team-in-high-stakes-matchup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vsaworld.com\/blog\/coach-reunited-with-former-team-in-high-stakes-matchup\/","title":{"rendered":"Coach Reunited with Former Team in High-Stakes Matchup!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stanley Cup champion coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/news\/paul-maurice-set-to-lead-florida-panthers-against-former-team-in-high-flying-winnipeg-jets\">Paul Maurice<\/a> faces off against his former team, the Winnipeg Jets, this weekend!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"THE GREATEST PARADE SPEECH OF ALL TIME | Paul Maurice\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wgHV6-ho89c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9 YouTube \/ Florida Panthers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maurice, who led the Panthers to victory last season, spent nearly a decade coaching the Jets before stepping down in 2021. 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