{"id":532253,"date":"2026-03-31T04:08:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T04:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/532253\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T04:08:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T04:08:26","slug":"panthers-aleksander-barkov-will-not-return-during-the-2025-26-season-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/532253\/","title":{"rendered":"Panthers&#8217; Aleksander Barkov Will Not Return During The 2025-26 Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice has confirmed that captain Aleksander Barkov will not return to game action during the 2025-26 season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"caas-show-transcript\">View More<\/p>\n<p>Video Transcript<\/p>\n<p>When you look at Paul Maurice&#8217;s legacy as a coach, how do you view it, and what do you think, you know, what do you think of all of his accomplishments up to this date?<\/p>\n<p>When you look at Paul Maurice&#8217;s legacy as a coach, how do you view it, and what do you think, you know, what do you think of all of his accomplishments up to this date?<\/p>\n<p>Well, up to the time that he won a Stanley Cup, he was looked upon as a good coach, but more of a compiler.<\/p>\n<p>Well, up to the time that he won a Stanley Cup, he was looked upon as a good coach, but more of a compiler.<\/p>\n<p>Look at all the stops that he made.<\/p>\n<p>Look at all the stops that he made.<\/p>\n<p>he had some success in Carolina, but never really And in Winnipeg as well, but never really, you know, got to that level of a Scotty Bowman, where he got to a Cup Final and won, and finally he did with Florida and consecutive Stanley Cups.<\/p>\n<p>he had some success in Carolina, but never really And in Winnipeg as well, but never really, you know, got to that level of a Scotty Bowman, where he got to a Cup Final and won, and finally he did with Florida and consecutive Stanley Cups.<\/p>\n<p>So I think obviously the two Stanley Cups have bolstered his legacy to one of the best coaches.<\/p>\n<p>So I think obviously the two Stanley Cups have bolstered his legacy to one of the best coaches.<\/p>\n<p>But had he not, won those Stanley Cups, and I&#8217;ll use another, another, sport analogy, he&#8217;d be sort of the Marty Schottenheimer of, of, the NHL.<\/p>\n<p>But had he not, won those Stanley Cups, and I&#8217;ll use another, another, sport analogy, he&#8217;d be sort of the Marty Schottenheimer of, of, the NHL.<\/p>\n<p>Meaning, you know, he had great success in the regular season.<\/p>\n<p>Meaning, you know, he had great success in the regular season.<\/p>\n<p>He had some success in the playoffs, but could never get over the hump, and now he has, and I think now he&#8217;s gonna be in that pantheon with Bowman, with Joel Quenneville, and a few others.<\/p>\n<p>He had some success in the playoffs, but could never get over the hump, and now he has, and I think now he&#8217;s gonna be in that pantheon with Bowman, with Joel Quenneville, and a few 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