Prior to the big divisional matchup against the Boston Bruins tonight, Cooper shared his memories of all the tough battles between two of the best teams over the last decade.
As per Matt Porter of the Boston Globe:
Cooper and Jim Montgomery go back to the early days of the ''Coaches Cafe'', a coaching convention that was started by Montgomery and his good friend Jon Goyens of the QMJHL.
Cooper took part as a special guest several times over the years, and the two have become great friends. The Lightning coach now shared some praise for what Montgomery has done for this Boston team:
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21 NOVEMBRE | 105 ANSWERS Lightning coach Jon Cooper shares his admiration for Jim Montgomery Are the Bruins ''back on course'' with Jim Montgomery? | ||
yes | 97 | 92.4 % |
too early to tell | 8 | 7.6 % |
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