Altercation between Paul Maurice and Rod Brind’Amour during traditional handshake
A rather animated post-game chat between the two coaches. Watch below:
The Florida Panthers went on to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-3 Wednesday nigt to earn a series victory in five games, reaching the Stanley Cup Final for a third consecutive season.
When the final buzzer went on, the Panthers celebrated on the ice and it was time for the traditional handshake. The coaches got out of the respective benches but when Panthers’ Paul Maurice went over to shake Canes bench boss Rod Brind’Amour’s hand, it was quickly noticed that an altercation was taking place.
The two men shared some words during the handshake, clearly disagreeing on something. The chat lasted for much longer than even the cameraman expected with commentators wondering what was happening.
I would love to know what Maurice and Brind’Amour discussed during that handshake… Wonder if either head coach will bite on what was said between them.
Florida advances to the third consecutive Stanley Cup Final - they were defeated in five games by the Vegas Golden Knights two years ago before earning the title a year ago in seven games against the Edmonton Oilers . The Cats now await the winner of the Western Conference Final between the Oilers and the Dallas Stars.
