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After the Florida Panthers<\/a> defeated the Carolina Hurricanes<\/a> 5-3 in Game 5 to advance to the Stanley Cup Final, Panthers head coach Paul Maurice had an animated discussion with Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind\u2019Amour away from the traditional post-series handshake line.<\/p>\n Maurice later shared that he requested Brind\u2019Amour to skip the handshake line, wanting the moment to belong solely to the players on the ice. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/template><\/p>\n Postgame, Maurice explained: <\/p>\n “It’s a personal belief. I don’t believe that the coaches should shake players’ hands at the end. I don’t. I don’t know where it changed. When I first got in the league, you would never go shake the players. I don’t know when it changed, but I don’t think it’s right. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u201cI asked him (Brind’Amour) not to (shake hands with Panthers players), and he understood it,” he added. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n Maurice explained that he values the visual of the handshake line focusing solely on the players \u2014 those who played, blocked shots and fought for each other. He believes it\u2019s a moment that belongs to them, not to the extra people in suits who weren\u2019t part of the battle. <\/p>\n “There’s something really kind of beautiful about just the camera on those men who played shaking hands. And we should respect that,\u201d he added. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n The coach added that he believes the handshake should be an intimate moment between the players who battled for the ultimate prize. He seems intent on preserving the purity of that tradition and keeping the focus where he believes it belongs. <\/p>\n The Panthers got goals from Matthew Tkachuk<\/a>, Evan Rodrigues, Carter Verhaeghe, Sam Bennett and Anton Lundell. Sebastian Aho netted a pair for the Hurricanes while Seth Jarvis chipped another one. <\/p>\nPaul Maurice on Panthers’ 5-3 win against Hurricanes<\/h2>\n