Is Cooper the best coach in the League?

[Satoru Gojo]

Back to back cups now and strong regular seasons

He looks like Michael Keaton sort of..

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[Krewe]

Not many teams can win games 5-1 and 1-0 in the same Stanley cup finals playing entirely different styles of hockey

 

[Devil Dancer]

I'd take Trotz over Cooper right now.

 

[notbias]

No, I think the GM deserves more credit than Cooper, although Cooper is a good coach (not the best).

Let's see how they do next year when they have to be cap compliant.

I don't really think this year is that big of an accomplishment, to be honest.

"It was within the rules" - doesn't mean it was an even playing field.

"Let's see you sit your best player and make the playoffs" - Kucherov being on LTIR paid for your entire 3rd line, it isn't like his cap was still on the books.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

No, I think the GM deserves more credit than Cooper, although Cooper is a good coach (not the best).

Let's see how they do next year when they have to be cap compliant.

I don't really think this year is that big of an accomplishment, to be honest.

"It was within the rules" - doesn't mean it was an even playing field.

"Let's see you sit your best player and make the playoffs" - Kucherov being on LTIR paid for your entire 3rd line, it isn't like his cap was still on the books.

They will find a way they always do, literally ALWAYS

 

[burstnbloom]

Trade a 1st to Seattle to take Johnson - trade killorn - trade for Ryan Kesler - three peat? probably

 

[vanarchy]

Trade a 1st to Seattle to take Johnson - trade killorn - trade for Ryan Kesler - three peat? probably

This actually makes sense.

 

[Cenzo_]

I think a 10 year old could coach that team, maybe he is the best but when you have a rooster like Tampa (best G, best W, best D, top 10 C, crazy debt), it is hard to tell is the coach makes a huge difference

 

[Oddbob]

Hard to gauge him as a coach. TB is very good, and I think a good number of coaches do well with that roster.

 

[terranraida]

Trade a 1st to Seattle to take Johnson - trade killorn - trade for Ryan Kesler - three peat? probably

What is Tampa going to be giving up for Kesler if they're trying to bury LTIRcap? I'm not sure Bob is gonna be doing them any favors, unless the Samuelies are on his back to get rid of the 6.5m

 

[Captain97]

Hard to tell because of how insane that Tampa roster is but he is definitely one of the best. I personally think Trotz is number one with Cooper somewhere in the top 5.

 

[Go Wings]

Yup

 

[Ovie's Neighbor]

No, I think the GM deserves more credit than Cooper, although Cooper is a good coach (not the best).

Let's see how they do next year when they have to be cap compliant.

I don't really think this year is that big of an accomplishment, to be honest.

"It was within the rules" - doesn't mean it was an even playing field.

"Let's see you sit your best player and make the playoffs" - Kucherov being on LTIR paid for your entire 3rd line, it isn't like his cap was still on the books.

They were cap compliant last year no? And they won a cup.

 

[Elysian]

I'm not sure there's a coach in the league who couldn't coach that team to a Cup. Team is stacked.

 

[AvroArrow]

Nope. Trotz

 

[Filatov2Kovalev2Bonk]

Nope, but he's really good.
I remember deployment complaints a few years ago; like all coaches he kept running a gritty player or two out there in critical issues.
Once Yzerman took the player away, the coach improved. I think Trotz is better at getting blood from a stone, however.

 

[The Blunder Years]

TB is a machine at this point and could run autonomously.

 

[Volica]

Trade a 1st to Seattle to take Johnson - trade killorn - trade for Ryan Kesler - three peat? probably

Sprinkle in some good late 20's players signing for minimums for a year or two to go cup chasing a payday after it's done.

 

[Burke the Legend]

He seems to be pretty top notch but he is also working with the best roster of the past decade.

the consensus was that Babcock was an amazing coach based on his wins with a red wing team with a load of hall of famers, and then team Canada. He wasn’t so hot with more challenging roster situations in the latter years at Detroit then Toronto.

gotta go with trotz based on recent impacts he’s made on 2 teams

 

[BruinsBtn]

Trade him for Trotz and we'll see if he can push it to 7 games.

 

[More 2004]

Well, best or not. Bolts wouldn't trade him for anyone now.

 

[theVladiator]

I like Trotz by a bit, but Cooper can be sometimes underrated due to the perceived player quality he works with.

What I am impressed by the most, is how hard working and selfless Tampa players are, up and down the lineup, regardless of the talent level. Trotz teams have similar MO.

 

[I Hate Blake Coleman]

He's no Guy Boucher

 

[burstnbloom]

What is Tampa going to be giving up for Kesler if they're trying to bury LTIRcap? I'm not sure Bob is gonna be doing them any favors, unless the Samuelies are on his back to get rid of the 6.5m

Literally anything. Anaheim has no cap issues so Kesler is just a balance sheet item to them. Getting anything in return at all is a win and not taking something of value over keeping a negative value liability because of spite would be foolish. I don't think there would be a ton of haggling here.

 

[bacon25]

Babcock lite