The NHL season is half over with, which means draft predictions and season-end award guesses are starting to creep out of the woodwork. This time around, Russian Machine Never Breaks tackles their prediction for the Jack Adams Award: Mr. Jon Cooper of the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Coach Cooper has the Lightning on pace for 129 points, which would be the highest total in the NHL since the Red Wings put up 131 points in 1995-96.
About that pace -
Update: the Lightning with 74 points in 47 games now on pace for 129 points through 82 games.