Raw Charge · Mar 26, 2019
Jon Cooper’s case for the Jack Adams Award
It’s that time of year when we’re all talking about the end of season awards for the NHL. When you have a team that has had the kind of season the Tampa Bay Lightning have put up, there will inevitably be players in the conversation. What’s less often in the conversation is the head coach.
Usually, teams that dominate in the NHL were generally expected to be one of the best teams at the beginning of the season. The Jack Adams award for the best head coach in the NHL though has often been an award of “Congratulations coach, your team was supposed to be bad, but you made it to the playoffs! Here’s your trophy!”