Lightning extend Jon Cooper

[koyvoo]

Lightning sign head coach Jon Cooper to multi-year contract extension

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[Uncle Scrooge]

Well deserved. All that is missing is the cup and i hope Cooper is the guy behind the bench if Tampa is able to do it one of these years.

 

[RABBIT]

Why not, excellent coach

 

[BayStreetBully]

Nice. Deserves the Jack Adams this year. How could you not give it to him.

 

[WTFMAN99]

Not surprising, he's earned it.

 

[ESH]

Nice. Deserves the Jack Adams this year. How could you not give it to him.

Everyone seems to think that coaching only counts if you have a bad roster

 

[Ahoy there]

Hopefully this ends the stupid talk of firing him if he doesn't win the Cup this year.

 

[A1LeafNation]

If they go out in the first round I guess he won't be fired now.

 

[A1LeafNation]

Nice. Deserves the Jack Adams this year. How could you not give it to him.

One team went from 20th to 2nd overall. Another team went from last to first in GA.

 

[BayStreetBully]

One team went from 20th to 2nd overall. Another team went from last to first in GA.

Tampa is flirting with 130 points. That’s historic on a 100 year NHL level. There’s no other real option.

 

[A1LeafNation]

Tampa is flirting with 130 points. That’s historic on a 100 year NHL level. There’s no other real option.

They have to get there though.

 

[CupsOverCash]

Yea thought this would come. A lot were saying wait until after the playoffs but I think hes proven himself as a guy who can coach them to the playoffs at least. Get in you have a chance. They have gone far everytime too. Have just come up short. Hopefully this is the year all that hard work paid off.

 

[JoVel]

One team went from 20th to 2nd overall. Another team went from last to first in GA.

This is exactly the problem with the trophy. If your team was good last season, there's 0% chance you're going to win it this season. Cooper was a finalist in 2013-14, his first full season as a coach, which is the closest he's been to winning it. And that's only because Tampa sucked in 2012-13. Cooper is ten times better now than he was back then.

 

[A1LeafNation]

This is exactly the problem with the trophy. If your team was good last season, there's 0% chance you're going to won it this season. Cooper was a finalist in 2013-14, his first full season as a coach, which is the closest he's been to winning it. And that's only because Tampa sucked in 2012-13. Cooper is ten times better now than he was back then.

I think it's Cooper Peters and Trotz. They all make a good case to win it.

 

[trick9]

Weird to see him extended right before the Playoffs. It's well deserved for sure, but it will raise a big question mark if they don't have successful Playoff run this season. With a roster like that he pretty much has to win to keep the fans happy.

 

[Khelandros]

Nice. Deserves the Jack Adams this year. How could you not give it to him.

I think he won't win it for 1 of 2 reasons.

1: Trotz
2: Binnington

 

[Rob Brown]

No surprises here.

 

[VoluntaryDom]

im happy

 

[Nick Hansen]

Bizarre.

 

[Rob Brown]

I think he won't win it for 1 of 2 reasons.

1: Trotz
2: Binnington

Trotz is a great story but it's hard not to give COTY to the guy that leads his team to the best finish in ages.

 

[OurlordAndSaviorKuch]

I mean Granted we have come up short in our playoff runs but still driven deep into them. Its honestly a no brainer to me. Who else is out there available who is as good? No one honestly

 

[These Are The Days]

Awwwww yeeeee

 

[God King Fudge]

One team went from 20th to 2nd overall. Another team went from last to first in GA.

And one is putting up numbers not seen in over 2 decades.

I don't even really care about Cooper being in or out of the discussion, but if you're dismissing what the team he's coaching is doing right now, I can't respect your opinions.

People seem to view the Adams like they do the Hart. It's not about actual performance, it's about performance against expectations.

 

[izzy]

Everyone seems to think that coaching only counts if you have a bad roster

not true necessarily, but coaching doesnt have as much to do with players like kucherov, stamkos and point absolutely destroy everyone offensively. you dont really coach that.

but what trotz is doing in new york, they are succeeding because of his system

 

[danyhabsfan]

Not that he doesn't deserve it but I would have waited after the playoffs.


Anything short of a Stanley Cup final would be disapointing.