If I were in charge, I would fire Jon Cooper, and find a coach who has a warlike mentality, and not a laid back personality like Cooper. He can go kick rocks in Ottawa or something, but not here. Not the way he was completely and utterly out-coached by Columbus Blue Jackets head coach John Tortorella who barely has half the talent that Tampa has. His laid back personality didn’t get the troops going, and in turn, they got handled on the ice by Torts’ troops.
No Lack Of Options
The Mike Babcock-Kyle Dubas relationship has been in question since Kyle Dubas initially took over as the Leafs GM, and if the Leafs let go of Babcock, the Lightning should jump all over that.