Category: Jon Cooper
Lightning captain Stamkos out again with injury
LightningTampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos won't play against the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night because of a lower-body injury that will lead to him missing his second straight game.
Read moreJohansson wins in debut, Paul has 2 power-play goals and Lightning beat Predators 5-3
Nicholas PaulJonas Johansson made 28 saves in his first start in place of the injured Andrei Vasilevskiy, Nicholas Paul had two third-period power-play goals and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Nashville Predators 5-3 in the NHL regular-season opener on Tuesday night.
Read moreTampa players must 'step up' as Vasilevskiy out
Andrei VasilevskiyTampa Bay coach Jon Cooper made it clear that the Lightning will be without a "luxury" with Russian goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy expected to miss the first two months of the season after undergoing back surgery.
Read moreVasilevskiy out 10 weeks for Lightning after back surgery
Andrei VasilevskiyAndrei Vasilevskiy is expected to be out 10 weeks for the Tampa Bay Lightning after having back surgery Thursday. The goalie underwent a successful microdiscectomy to address a lumbar disk herniation. Earlier in the week, Lightning coach Jon Cooper said … Continue reading → The post Vasilevskiy out...
Read moreJets’ Bowness Provided More Questions Than Answers in Year 1
Jon Cooper“Coaching is easy. Winning is the hard part.” – Elgin Baylor Coaches are psychologists, technicians, disciplinarians, and public relations experts. Very few coaches master one of these attributes, let alone…
Read moreHow These 4 Coaches Have Kept Their Seat Cold
Mike SullivanThe four longest-tenured coaches in the NHL are Jon Cooper (hired in 2013), Mike Sullivan (2015), Jared Bednar (2016), and Rod Brind’Amour (2018). Cooper, Sullivan, Bednar, and Brind’Amour are seldom if ever mentioned as possible candidates to be fired. No coach in the NHL has done a better job at...
Read moreJeannot, Lightning agree on 2-year, $5.33M deal
Julien BriseBoisTanner Jeannot, 26, a restricted free agent forward acquired last season in a trade with the Nashville Predators, signed a two-year, $5.33 million contract to remain with the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday.
Read moreNHL on TNT crew has perfect guest in Cooper to talk long playoff games
Florida PanthersTalk about an expert opinion from a guest analyst.
Read moreAs margin for error narrows, Vasilevskiy bests Samsonov in Game 5 duel
Tampa Bay LightningGame 5 between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Toronto Maple Leafs was simply a battle of inches, the margin for error narrowing with seasons on the line. And one man, in one net, besting the other.
Read moreCoach Jon Cooper Sets Record Straight on Andrei Vasilevskiy Rumors
Derek LalondeWe learned yesterday that Derek Lalonde, an assistant coach for the Red Wings and a former colleague of Jon Cooper, gave some crucial information regarding Andrei Vasilevskiy that could severely affect the Bolt’s goaltender. In a nutshell, the former Lightning assistant coach exposed Vasilevskiy’s s...
Read moreWyshynski: How to improve the officiating in the Stanley Cup playoffs
Rod Brind'AmourThe men in stripes are once again in focus this postseason. We explore the current situation, and offer plans to fix it.
Read moreBrayden Point Likely To Play In Game 4
Tampa Bay LightningTampa Bay Lightning fans can breathe a sigh of relief as head coach Jon Cooper has indicated that Brayden Point may suit up for tonight’s pivotal Game 4 against the Toronto Maple Leafs. In a tweet Monday, David Alter of The Hockey News reported Cooper stated Point “should be in tonight” after he was...
Read moreTampa's Cooper scoffs at ref 'manipulation' claim
Jon CooperLightning coach Jon Cooper questions the claim made by Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe that Tampa Bay was "manipulating the officials" in Game 3, a Toronto OT win.
Read moreTampa's Cooper scoffs at ref 'manipulation' claim
Auston MatthewsSteven Stamkos and Auston Matthews go at it in lengthy brawl during Leafs' win (3:47) Steven Stamkos and Auston Matthews go at in lengthy brawl during Leafs' win Steven Stamkos and Auston Matthews at the heart of brawl between the Maple Leafs and Lightning in Game 3 of their series. #Kristen Shilton...
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