His eye for games and players hasn’t changed, only added another layer.
Winnipeg Jets coach Paul Maurice does have his hands full with his own NHL team this season, seventh and last in the Central Division, but he’s mindful of a bigger picture after being named in November to the coaching staff of Team Europe for the upcoming World Cup.
The eight-team tournament is scheduled for late summer and early fall in Toronto.
Maurice and St. Louis associate Brad Shaw will be assisting head coach Ralph Kruger on the team that will be comprised of European players not from Russia, Sweden, Finland and the Czech Republic.