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Time of India
03-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
'History is Written by the Victors': Tampa Bay Lightning GM Julien BriseBois maintains the team's morale despite their loss in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs
(Image via Getty) Tampa Bay Lightning lost the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs at the hands of Florida Panthers . However, this loss was perceived in a positive way by the General Manager of Tampa Bay. Julien BriseBois addressed the media at Amalie Arena on Friday Morning as part of the Tampa Bay Lightning's exit interviews for the 2024-2025 NHL season, where he said, 'The history is written by the Victors. When you win, you are perceived as being better than you actually are, and when you lose, you are perceived as being worse than you actually are. But the reality is that we have one heck of a great hockey team.' - Reminding us that even though the Tampa Bay Lightning lost the First Round of the best-of-seven series of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the team won a lot of achievements. Tampa Bay Lightning has finalists for the Vezina Trophy, Hart Memorial Trophy, Frank J. Selke Trophy, and James Norris Memorial Trophy Julien BriseBois | Exit Interview 24-25 Achievements as enlisted by their GM, 'We have a Vezina Trophy finalist goaltender, we have a scoring champ / Hart Trophy finalist, we have a Selke finalist, and we could easily have had two. I think, when the voting results are revealed, I would expect that Victor Hedman will have finished 4th or 5th in voting for the Norris.' GM BriseBois could not stop praising his team, Tampa Bay Lightning at the Exit Interview, 'We have 435 goalscorers, 720 goalscorers, the third-highest defenseman group, an outstanding head coach, and an outstanding coaching staff. That's the makeup of a really good hockey team. We finished first in the league in goals for, 4th in goals against, 5th on the power play, 6th on the penalty kill.' Julien BriseBois talks about how hard it is to win a Stanley Cup Trophy Then came the part when the general manager presented statistics regarding the pursuit of the Stanley Cup Trophy . Julien BriseBois said, 'Like in the 20-season history of the salary cap era, only 8 teams can say they finished in the top 6 of those 4 categories(goals for, goals against, power play, and penalty kill) within the same season. 5 of those 8 teams won the President's Trophy for having the best regular season. And of those 8 teams, 4 lost out in the First Round of the Playoffs. 3 lost out in the Second Round of the Playoffs, one made it to the Stanley Cup Finals, and none of them won the Stanley Cup.' 'It is important to be ambitious with our goals but also realistic with our expectations,' says Julien BriseBois at the exit interview of Tampa Bay Talking about the reality of how difficult it is to win a Stanley Cup Trophy, the GM of Tampa Bay said, 'Like, it's really hard to win a championship! You need a really good hockey team, but you also need breaks along the way. And the reality is that only one team gets to lift the trophy at the end of the season. I think in our business, it is important to be ambitious with our goals but also realistic with our expectations.' BriseBois looks forward to a fulfilling next season, 'I really enjoyed this season's team, enjoyed how they played, enjoyed how they competed. I'm excited about our future. On the one hand, I'm disappointed that our season's over, but I'm also really excited for next season to start and for us to chase the championship again next year.' Also Read: Game 1 of Round 2 - Florida Panthers vs Toronto Maple Leafs: Past series, where to watch, Stanley Cup and Series odds | NHL News - The Times of India
USA Today
03-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Lightning shut down rumors, say coach Jon Cooper will be back next season
Lightning shut down rumors, say coach Jon Cooper will be back next season Show Caption Hide Caption 'It's been a fun ride': Paul Bissonnette on being a studio analyst for NHL on TNT Paul Bissonnette shares what it's like behind the scenes at NHL on TNT. Sports Seriously Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper quieted rumors about his future, with the two-time Stanley Cup winner saying Friday that he can't envision himself leading another team. He told reporters not to believe the chatter about possibilities he won't be back, instead saying only he and general manager Julien BriseBois and team owners have the answer. "The talk should be whatever comes from Julien and I or ownership," Cooper, 57, said. "Tampa has been home for my kids, it's all they really remember. For me it's hard to see myself anywhere else." Cooper has led the Lightning since March 2013 and has a 572-306-83 (.638) record in the regular season, and the team intends for him to add to those numbers. "Coop will be back next year," BriseBois said. His contract is believed to run through next season, with BriseBois saying he'd like Cooper to sign an extension. Cooper is the longest-tenured coach in the NHL and won back-to-back Stanley Cup championships in 2020 and 2021. The Lightning have made the playoffs 11 times under Cooper, who has an 88-67 record (.568) in the postseason. The Florida Panthers eliminated the Lightning in the first round of this season's playoffs in five games. Also Friday, BriseBois called it "unlikely" that the Lightning will sign Isaac Howard, whom they selected No. 31 overall in 2022. He won the Hobey Baker Award as the best NCAA men's player in Division I last month while playing forMichigan State. Speaking last month on the Spittin' Chiclets podcast, Howard said he didn't see the Bolts in his future, making it sound like a foregone conclusion he'd play elsewhere. "I just feel like with me and Tampa, we didn't see eye to eye the same way I thought we would," he said. "It wasn't a situation where I was demanding to step right into the NHL, it wasn't anything like that. It just didn't necessarily work." He will become a free agent next year if he does not sign with Tampa Bay. "He values the opportunity to choose the club that he believes is the best fit for him," BriseBois said.
Reuters
02-05-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Lightning's Jon Cooper: 'It's hard to see myself anywhere else'
May 2 - Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper quieted rumors about his future, with the two-time Stanley Cup winner saying Friday that he can't envision himself leading another team. He told reporters not to believe the chatter about possibilities he won't be back, instead saying only he and general manager Julien BriseBois and team owners have the answer. "The talk should be whatever comes from Julien and I or ownership," Cooper, 57, said. "Tampa has been home for my kids, it's all they really remember. "For me it's hard to see myself anywhere else." Cooper has led the Lightning since March 2013 and has a 572-306-83 (.638) record in the regular season, and the team intends for him to add to those numbers. "Coop will be back next year," BriseBois said. His contract is believed to run through next season, with BriseBois saying he'd like Cooper to sign an extension. Cooper is the longest-tenured coach in the NHL and won back-to-back Stanley Cup championships in 2020 and 2021. The Lightning have made the playoffs 11 times under Cooper, who has an 88-67 record (.568) in the postseason. The Florida Panthers eliminated the Lightning in the first round of this season's playoffs in five games. Also Friday, BriseBois called it "unlikely" that the Lightning will sign Isaac Howard, whom they selected No. 31 overall in 2022. He won the Hobey Baker Award as the best NCAA men's player in Division I last month while playing for Michigan State. Speaking last month on the Spittin' Chiclets podcast, Howard said he didn't see the Bolts in his future, making it sound like a foregone conclusion he'd play elsewhere. "I just feel like with me and Tampa, we didn't see eye to eye the same way I thought we would," he said. "It wasn't a situation where I was demanding to step right into the NHL, it wasn't anything like that. It just didn't necessarily work." He will become a free agent next year if he does not sign with Tampa Bay. "He values the opportunity to choose the club that he believes is the best fit for him," BriseBois said.
New York Times
06-03-2025
- Business
- New York Times
NHL rumblings: Lightning go all in, Devils' injuries create Metro power shift and John Gibson market
No first-round pick until 2028? 'Draft schmaft,' Hockey Hall of Fame executive Cliff Fletcher once famously said as general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Today's Cliff Fletcher is undoubtedly Julien BriseBois. No GM in the NHL is more comfortable going for it than the Tampa Bay Lightning's BriseBois, who now doesn't have a first-round pick for the next three drafts. From Blake Coleman to Barclay Goodrow to Brandon Hagel to Tanner Jeannot to Wednesday's trade for Yanni Gourde and Oliver Bjorkstrand, BriseBois has dealt away seven first-round draft picks. Not to mention other picks. Advertisement When you've won two Stanley Cups and gone to another Cup Final in that span and you're in a position to chase another championship? It all seems worth it through that lens. 'Winning the Stanley Cup is hard, and it is what drives us and guides us in our decision-making,' BriseBois told The Athletic on Wednesday after his blockbuster trade with the Seattle Kraken. 'You need good players to win a championship. The more good players you have, the better your odds are. I am trying to assemble as many good players on our team as possible and using our draft picks to do so. 'The value in having draft picks lies in our ability to convert them into players that can help us win NHL hockey games. We used some draft capital to add two good players that will help us win more games this season and beyond. Ultimately, the calculation is that trying and failing will yield less regret than failing to try.' I love that last part. The biggest regret is not taking a swing, win or lose. The Jeannot trade was a bust. But Hagel has blossomed into a star who just helped Team Canada win 4 Nations, and Coleman and Goodrow won a Cup with Tampa Bay. BriseBois' record on these is pretty good. Is it an overpay for Gourde — a player the Lightning know well — and Bjorkstrand? Maybe. But the Lightning once again zeroed in on what they wanted and got it done. Draft schmaft indeed. Could a shifting playoff picture in the Metro Division affect Friday's trade deadline? Or rather, vice-versa? The New Jersey Devils have been whacked with injuries to their franchise center Jack Hughes and now to top blueliner Dougie Hamilton in the past week. It's ridiculous bad luck, and losing Hughes for the entire season is just brutal news. Devils GM Tom Fitzgerald is working the phones and is intent on finding help before Friday's deadline. There's no white flag there despite the key injuries. GO DEEPER With Jack Hughes out, where could the Devils turn at center? But it unfortunately begs the question: Is third place in the Metro suddenly in play for the Columbus Blue Jackets or the New York Rangers? Columbus on Wednesday morning woke up four points behind New Jersey with two games in hand. The Rangers have actually been sellers, but the defending President Trophy winners still have a decent shot to make the playoffs. Advertisement And where does that leave the Islanders? Could Tuesday's win over the league-leading Winnipeg Jets embolden GM Lou Lamoriello to stay in the fight? I still think it's more likely he trades pending UFA Brock Nelson if he can't re-sign him, but as of Wednesday evening, one league source said it could still go a number of different ways. Which is wild in itself, this late in the proceedings. GO DEEPER What I'm hearing about the Islanders' Brock Nelson trade (and extension) talks As for the Blue Jackets, it's extremely likely they're keeping hold of pending unrestricted free agent Ivan Provorov. I believe for sure the defenseman would fetch a first-round pick if they did move him. There were more talks this week between GM Don Waddell and Provorov's agent, Mark Gandler, and the gap remains fairly wide in what an extension looks like for each side. But part of that conversation, I believe, was agreeing that they could resume that contract discussion after the season and that he most likely wasn't going anywhere now. I won't say 100 percent Provorov won't get moved because I think Waddell has kept open the possibility that a team might lose its mind in an offer he can't refuse. But all things being equal, I think Provorov will stay put. My sense is the Jackets would like to add a forward before Friday's deadline and preferably a forward signed past this season — not a rental. And finally, there's the Carolina Hurricanes in second place in the Metro — a veritable Cup contender every year. But what do the Canes look like if they flip pending UFA Mikko Rantanen before Friday's deadline? League sources Wednesday said Carolina had stepped up its talks with teams regarding what they might be willing to do in a Rantanen trade. It doesn't mean he's for sure getting dealt, but man, he sure could be. How does Carolina look like a better team after that? Depends on the return, obviously. Advertisement But between a potential Rantanen trade and the Devils' loss of Jack Hughes for the season, I truly wonder how the standings end up in the Metro and how much of it is also a result of the moves we see before Friday's 3 p.m. ET deadline. Likely. Never say never, but the two most logical destinations for the Anaheim Ducks netminder don't appear to be fits ahead of the deadline. The Edmonton Oilers, despite Stuart Skinner's struggles, don't appear to see Gibson as a true upgrade and aren't keen on his contract, which has two remaining years after this one at a $6.4 million average annual value. I don't think the Oilers see a realistic upgrade on the market at the moment. The Carolina Hurricanes, who had advanced trade talks with the Ducks last summer on Gibson, have had on-again, off-again dialogue with Anaheim again this season, but I don't sense it's likely happening before Friday's deadline for a couple of reasons. First, Frederik Andersen has been solid since returning, with a .911 save percentage on the season and a 6.6 goals saved above expected, according to MoneyPuck. And of course, the Canes are high on No. 1 Pyotr Kochetkov. So there isn't the urgency that might have been there had Andersen stunk out the joint or got hurt again, at least not yet. Secondly, I believe there's a very different view between the Ducks and Canes on what a Gibson trade return should be. I think Anaheim believes that if it's retaining salary on Gibson for the remainder of his contract — plus the fact that the 31-year-old goalie has played well this year (14.7 goals saved above expected) — they should be able to get a first-round pick. That opinion is not shared, clearly, by the Canes. Obviously a lot can change in the next two days before the deadline, but as it stood on Wednesday, it didn't look like Gibson was going anywhere.
