Following their Game Three victory over the Colorado Avalanche, Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper answered some questions from the media. The transcription below was edited for clarity.
The leadership of Victor Hedman and Steven Stamkos, also the status of Nikita Kucherov.
No update on any of the players unfortunately. I’ll give you that tomorrow. As for the play and especially the guys you mentioned [Victor Hedman, Steven Stamkos], there’s a reason why we’re here and there’s a reason why we won tonight. And there’s a reason why this has gone on the last couple of years - the guys you need to lead you have been doing that.