Coaching Discussion: Jon Cooper - Part 2

[Zwui21]

 

[Stammertime91]

He should've said "getting goalied is for losers, not for champs"

 

[Stelio Kontos]

He should've said "getting goalied is for losers, not for champs"

There are probably 5 guys in the line up he should be saying this 2 and they are all in the bottom 6 and + perbix

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

For anyone curious, the clip is taken from this episode from Recharge which spends a good amount of time focusing on the coaching staff

Also Nigel Kirwan and Brian Garlock would fit right in with our gdts group.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

Kinda went under the radar the other night but Coop passes Trotz for 3rd most wins by a coach with a single franchise in NHL history:

1. Al Arbour	740 wins	1500 games	Islanders
2. Lindy Ruff	595 wins	1221 games	Sabres
3. Jon Cooper	559 wins	937 games	Lightning
4. Barry Trotz	557 wins	1196 games	Nashville
5. Billy Reay	516 wins	1012 games	Blackhawks
6. Toe Blake	500 wins	914 games	Canadiens
7. Glen Sather	464 wins	842 games	Oilers
8. Mike Babcock	458 wins	786 games	Red Wings
9. Joel Quenneville	452 wins	797 games	Blackhawks
10. Dick Irvin	431 wins	896 games	Canadiens

 

[AlwaysSunnyInTampa]

Beautiful hockey? Us? All but like 15 games have been 1-0 or 1-1 games going into the 3rd period

 

[DFC]

Beautiful hockey? Us? All but like 15 games have been 1-0 or 1-1 games going into the 3rd period

Didn't the broadcast just quote that we are like 25-1 when leading after 2 periods? Sounds beautiful to me.

You're also claiming we scored like 190 goals in those other 15 games.

 

[AlwaysSunnyInTampa]

Didn't the broadcast just quote that we are like 25-1 when leading after 2 periods? Sounds beautiful to me.

You're also claiming we scored like 190 goals in those other 15 games.

I wasn't arguing we don't close down games. I'm just more or less making the point that the Lightning are we the definition of low event dead puck hockey. 141 of our goals are in the 2nd and 3rd period. How many of those goals do you think came after we spent roughly half the game at a 1-0 or 1-1 score grinding it to death with rope a dope? The 15 games I'm talking about are the random 6 to 8 goal nights where we didn't play like a team straight out of 1999. It's what we always talk about.

I don't care that we do it, I just want it to work.

We just disagree on our current roster construction because Scotty Bowman hockey more often than not required **the** most ridiculous rosters ever assembled to win the Cup or just beat his team. It was rarely less true in 2021 when we won it was in 1998 when Scotty was winning with or losing to super teams. The recent Blues and Capitals were rare exceptions and I'm just not sure we are there yet

 

[StammerHammer]

After the playoff lose to Columbus I wanted Cooper so gone I couldn't stand it. Needless to say I'm very glad that didn't happen. What he is doing this year with the team is fun to watch.