Jon Cooper is without a doubt the greatest active coach in the National Hockey League. The NHL has seen a lot of coaching changes in recent years. Since the conclusion of the previous season, there have really been 17 head coaching changes.
In addition, Jon Cooper revealed that while knowing he can’t lead the Tampa Bay Lightning forever, he’s not prepared to relinquish his job. Cooper has had the longest tenure of any active coach with a single franchise. Since the 2013 season’s conclusion, he has held this position. Although he is not as secure as Cooper, Mike Sullivan of the Pittsburgh Penguins is not far behind, having had a dismal season.
The trade for Jake Guentzel appears to have started Pittsburgh’s rebirth. Cooper hopes to extend this dominance for as long as possible after seeing such great success since taking the bench for the Lightning. Although he is aware that he won’t be leading the team indefinitely, he still wants to maintain the current pace and add at least one more Stanley Cup to his collection. Cooper drew an intriguing parallel between Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus, two of the greatest golfers of all time: the Bolts’ primary goal for the upcoming season is to retain their present core.
By July 1st, both Steven Stamkos and Victor Hedman will be free agents without restrictions unless they sign contract extensions.
The foundation of the previous several years would remain intact if Julien BriseBois is successful in keeping Stamkos and Hedman. It would be more seasoned, but also older. The Lightning have an excellent chance since Stamkos, Hedman, Nikita Kucherov, Andrei Vasilevskiy, Brayden Point, and Mikhail Sergachev are still on the team. Cooper said that the team consists of a number of important players. Finding the final few pieces of the puzzle to fit around these important figures is all that is required.
