Posts tagged with "Jon Cooper"
Scheduling and Experience Will Guide Lightning to Playoffs
March 28th, 2017 It wasn't a strong start for the Tampa Bay Lightning Monday night at Amalie Arena. Down 4-1 to the Chicago Blackhawks by the middle of the second period, it looked as if the Lightning would lose ground in the wild card race and prove they do not belong on the same ice as the NHL elite. But the three-goal deficit was erased in...
Lightning in 'Must-Win' Territory
February 10th, 2017 The Tampa Bay Lightning enter Friday's contests against the Minnesota Wild just six points behind the Boston Bruins for the final wild card spot in the Eastern Conference playoff race. It's not exactly the position the Lightning expected to be in with just 28 games left to play in the regular season — one that allows for little...
Critical Time for the Lightning
January 26th, 2017 A team in the NHL that loses as many games as they win is usually not a playoff team. For the Tampa Bay Lightning, before their Thursday night game against the Florida Panthers, they have won 22 games and lost 22. This record doesn’t indicate in the least that they are burning up the league with their play. As they prepare to play...
Calls for Jon Cooper’s Head Absurd
January 24th, 2017 One of the oldest clichés in sports, in general, is that all coaches are hired to be fired. Pretty self-explanatory. We get it. Unless some poor guy behind the bench actually dies behind the bench, all coaches will eventually be shown the door. Comes with the territory. Generally, when the schedule is a few games past the halfway...
Preview: Lightning Look to Strike Against Flyers
January 7th, 2017 Well, things just haven't been getting any easier for the Philadelphia Flyers since their 10-game winning streak was snapped way back on December 14. Since then they have gone an abysmal 1-5-2 over the next eight games and are beginning to rings the bells of concern. Prior to their streak, the Flyers were floating around the .500 mark,...
Lightning's Peca Making Early Impact
January 5th, 2017 Matthew Peca is just four games into his NHL career, but he's quickly making an impact with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Since being recalled from the Syracuse Crunch in the American Hockey League on Dec. 27, he's registered three points with the Lightning, including his first NHL goal in the team's 6-4 loss to the Winnipeg Jets on...
