Does Jon Cooper make it to the end of the season?

[VinikToWinIt]

Last year, the Lightning had 20 losses total over the 82 game season en route to a President's Trophy, and a notorious first round sweep.

This year, they have 9 losses through 18 games and are on the outside looking in for playoff positioning, playing some thoroughly uninspired hockey.


Cooper has won a President's Trophy, made the ECF 3x, SCF 1x, has found success in both the playoffs and regular season, and is the longest tenured coach in the NLH - but can't seem to win it all with a loaded roster.

Simple question - does Jon Cooper make it through the season with his job? Should he?

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[VoluntaryDom]

can his ass

 

[tony d]

Option 2 if the Lightning keeps on playing so poorly they'll let him go.

 

[Kranix]

He should have been fired mid October

 

[J T Money]

He’ll last I’m the end of the season. I know Yzerman (in his advisory role) wanted to get Quinville last year but JBB decided to extend Cooper.

Wish they stuck to the Yzerplan

 

[AvroArrow]

TB is gonna make the playoffs, it's just a matter of time

 

[VinikToWinIt]

There goes Babs.

 

[Golden_Jet]

Considering he signed an extension 6 months ago, I voted he keeps his job.

 

[1specter]

He’ll last I’m the end of the season. I know Yzerman (in his advisory role) wanted to get Quinville last year but JBB decided to extend Cooper.

Wish they stuck to the Yzerplan

He did?

 

[Satoru Gojo]

He’ll last I’m the end of the season. I know Yzerman (in his advisory role) wanted to get Quinville last year but JBB decided to extend Cooper.

Wish they stuck to the Yzerplan

First I've heard of this

 

[ccman68]

Everyone in our organization is completely in love with him. Unless we lose 50 games in a row he isn’t going anywhere.

 

[J T Money]

He did?

First I've heard of this

It was a Tampa thing.

Originally, Yzerman was going to wait for Cooper’s contract to expire after the season / playoffs and see how they performed. He had Quenville waiting after he got fired from Chicago and was going to sign him.

JBB didn’t want his friend to be left out to dry (Cooper) and gave him an extension before the season ended. 2 days after that was signed, Quenville signed with Florida.

 

[BowDownToVasilevskiy]

He will stay because BriseBois just extended and believes in him. I think he should be fired though

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Keep him. He's too good a coach. Maybe this year the Bolts will finish strong, rather than start fast and fizzle in the playoffs.

 

[Master P]

Might be time for him to go. No bias in my decision making.

 

[Connor McConnor]

He's a good coach not sure why you'd fire him. Tough to win when your best players are under performing to start the year. Vasi hid a lot of defensive warts on this team last year and signing Kevin Shattenkirk definitely didn't fix those.

With that being said, too much talent for them to miss the playoffs. I see a hot streak coming soon.

 

[Trocity]

Please fire him, Sharks need a new coach.

 

[Cats2TheCup]

He should quit like his players have. That first round exit destroyed their will.

 

[Leaf Fans]

Babcock is available. he is a good coach. Sign him for 3- 4 years.

 

[Regal]

I think he only goes if they're still floundering around the 40-50 game mark. I'm assuming after the playoff loss that the players are having trouble getting up for another long season, as they feel they've already proved themselves there, and they'll pick it up eventually and make the playoffs with relative ease. If they continue to struggle though, it might force Brisebois's hand as missing the playoffs would be brutal for where the team is at.

 

[JoVel]

He should quit like his players have. That first round exit destroyed their will.

Well Cooper was a pretty giant part of that.

 

[ijuka]

Should have been fired after the playoff loss.

 

[The Macho King]

It was a Tampa thing.

Originally, Yzerman was going to wait for Cooper’s contract to expire after the season / playoffs and see how they performed. He had Quenville waiting after he got fired from Chicago and was going to sign him.

JBB didn’t want his friend to be left out to dry (Cooper) and gave him an extension before the season ended. 2 days after that was signed, Quenville signed with Florida.

(citation needed)

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

Whether or not the Lightning suck, he'll be there longer than most would expect him to be. I can see him being there at least by 2030, maybe even much longer.

 

[Stealth JD]

He gets one more playoff shot. Anything short of an ECF appearance and I think he's gone.