“Jon Cooper has silently extended his contract with the Lightning”

Maxime Truman
“Jon Cooper has silently extended his contract with the Lightning”
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The Oilers announced early this morning that they had found themselves a true #1 goaltender and had extended the contract of head coach Kris Knoblauch. Fans have been waiting for Connor McDavid's new contract, but at least they have Knoblauch's to look forward to this morning. Except that Knoblauch isn't the only head coach to sign a new deal recently: Pierre LeBrun broke the news this morning.

OK, maybe I exaggerated with the adverb “quietly ” since Cooper's contract extension with the Lightning was made in the past few months, but in the end, the news remains the same: Jon Cooper won't be playing the final year of his contract in 2025-26 as he's signed a new one.

Those with a good memory will recall that a few months ago, rumors sent Cooper to Utah because of the closeness that exists between Ryan Smith (owner of the Mammoth) and Cooper. Is that when Julien BriseBois and his owners added a few years to Jon Cooper's contract? It' s hard not to see a correlation... However, one question remains: why didn't the Lightning announce Jon Cooper's contract extension? content-ads]It's also worth noting that there were rumours that Pascal Vincent would be Jon Cooper's assistant in Florida (or Utah)… or that he'd replace Cooper in Tampa, should the latter decide to move to Salt Lake City. So there were plenty of rumours, but no movement regarding Cooper and Vincent. Good, because the Mammoth, Lightning and Rocket are all counting on an excellent head coach this morning. And two Québécois kept their jobs!Although if Pascal Vincent had been named Cooper's assistant in Tampa, another Québécois would probably have been promoted to head coach at the Laval Rocket.

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– Interesting.

– When will he sign?

– To watch in Toronto.

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