Legendary hockey reporter Stan Fischler writes a weekly scrapbook for NHL.com. Fischler, known as "The Hockey Maven," shares his humor and insight with readers each Wednesday. This week delves into hockey humor and assorted punchlines delivered over the years by players, coaches and general managers.

One of the more entertaining aspects of the Stanley Cup championships won by the Florida Panthers (two) and Tampa Bay Lightning (two) the past five years has been the humor delivered by coaches Paul Maurice of Florida and Jon Cooper of Tampa Bay.

A typical Maurice one-liner followed his postgame explanation of a message he delivered to his players during a Stanley Cup Playoff series against the Boston Bruins.

"I wasn't mad at them," chirped Maurice, "I just thought they needed some profanit

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