Paul Maurice drops 15 F-bombs in one sentence during heated Panthers practice: Report

The Florida Panthers are in a slump, having lost six of their last seven games including four straight defeats. To shake things up, head coach Paul Maurice pulled no punches during a heated practice on Tuesday.

Maurice lit into his team with an expletive-filled outburst, reportedly dropping 15 f-bombs in one sentence alone, per Panthers' journalist Colby Guy. The veteran coach was animated as he demanded more from his squad, imploring them to be harder on pucks and drive the net.

Maurice made it clear he was dissatisfied with the team's play of late. The frustration appeared to boil over during the practice as Maurice spared no words in an attempt to motivate his players.

"It's nothing wrong with the team. The coach sucks in the last three weeks.I've got to re-establish a game. They do what we ask them to do. They play hard, but we're off our identity and off our style of hockey, and that's my responsibility," Paul Maurice said on Tuesday .

Maurice is hoping his verbal barrage will jolt some life into the Panthers as they try to pull out of their slump.

“I don’t like the way my team is playing,and I don’t blame them because I’ve seen them do it,” Maurice said. “I know they can do it, I know it’s hard, but I don’t like the way they are playing. I haven’t been able to get it out of them.”

Florida will look to respond in their next game as they face the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday.

Paul Maurice's approach to getting his team back on track

Paul Maurice is looking for ways to get his team back in the win column. However, he acknowledges that punishing players with intense "bag skates" is not the answer.

"They haven't earned that. That makes no sense," Maurice said. "The old bag skate to me is one of the first signs that you clearly don't have your handle on it."

Instead, Maurice wants to take a balanced approach - not letting the players off the hook, but also not being overly harsh just to prove a point.

"On the other end, you don't do anything. 'You might be a little tired, long trip to Finland...' We're not doing that," Maurice said. "So get to work, I'll fix it."

Maurice plans to hold the players accountable and put in the work to get the systems and strategies right.