Tampa Bay Lightning's coach, Jon Cooper, expressed disappointment and embarrassment after the team's 6-3 loss to the Calgary Flames. Cooper criticized the team's execution and decision-making, emphasizing the lack of energy and passion. Players like Kris Letang also acknowledged the poor performance and lack of effort during the game. Despite the defeat, Cooper praised the team's response in the following practice session.
Cooper said he was pleased with today’s #GoBolts practice coming off a bad loss to CGY. “We dealt with last night last night. New day today & I thought that the guys came in here as we knew they would. They’re a proud group & they go out there & work their work their tails off.”
Cooper on if it was an effort issue or an execution issue: "The execution was horrendous but decision making was probably even worse than that. That was a tough one but, in saying all of this, I don't want this to sound like, 'Oh my gosh, if we would have played well, we would…
Jon Cooper's FULL quote on the 6-3 loss to the Calgary Flames tonight: "Embarrassing. That's what it was. We have not played since last Saturday. They had time away from the rink, time together, a couple of practices. We couldn't have laid it out more perfect for them to come out…
Cooper: "The execution was horrendous but the decision making was probably even worse than that. That was a tough one. In saying all this, I don't want this to sound like, 'Oh my gosh, if we had played well, we would've beat Calgary.' That's not what I'm saying at all. I thought…
Kris Letang: "That one's tough to explain. We had a chance to get on the board, get a power play right off the game. I don’t know, maybe I'm wrong, maybe I'm not. I have to look at it again. There's nothing going on, no energy, no passion, nothing. As a group, we didn't show up."
Cooper on if it's more disappointing or frustrating watching his team give up five+ goals at this point of the season: "The word would probably be a little bit more than embarrassing. That's what it was. We haven't played since last Saturday. They had time away from the rink,…
Jon Cooper on the loss: "Embarrassing. That's what it was."