BRANDON, Fla. — He walks into a cramped conference room and immediately chooses the seat across from the window. Not much really to see, just a parking lot with some trees in the distance.
But this is what Jon Cooper does. He looks beyond. Beyond the window, beyond the day, beyond the next 82 games.
There was a time when the Lightning were the scourge of the NHL during the regular season. Seemingly every night they would dazzle or dominate. Not anymore. Now, they simply work it. And look beyond.
