Lightning’s Jon Cooper on way to be franchise’s best
Away from the lectern, he is friendly. Funny. Approachable. In such moments, you would never think of him as dynamic, as charismatic, as the unifying factor on a young team. There, Jon Cooper is merely Jon, the old attorney, the former Lacrosse player. You wonder if he is ever mistaken for just another fan. But behind the bench, he is calm, and he is cerebral. And he is on his way to being the finest coach this franchise has known.…