Jon Cooper and the Lightning aren't ready to pass the baton to the Canadiens

It was December 2022 and Jon Cooper was in the mood to play along that morning.During a media scrum after a morning skate in Toronto, I asked the Tampa Bay Lightning head coach about how his team seemed to be getting so little attention at that point in the season, despite showing every sign of being a contender again, just months after losing in the Stanley Cup Final to Colorado.Advertisement