Dynasty, Delayed? How Patience Has Paid Off For The Tampa Bay Lightning
The Lead
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🗓️ 6 July 2021
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
Two years ago, the Tampa Bay Lightning suffered one of the most humiliating defeats in NHL history, getting swept in the first round of the playoffs by the #8 seed Columbus Blue Jackets (after compiling the best regular season record in league history). It was the latest in a series of playoff failures for the talented Bolts, and many people began wondering if they needed a new coach and a roster makeover to start winning in the playoffs. Now, the team is on the cusp of winning back-to-back Stanley Cups, with the same core group of players and head coach Jon Cooper still at the helm. The Athletic's Joe Smith joins us today to talk about the man who decided to stay the course, and how the organization seems to have built a championship culture in Tampa.
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| 0:45.0 | And the Tampa Bay Lightning will have a chance to win the Stanley Cup at home in Amelie Arena. |
| 0:54.0 | After dropping Game 4 in overtime on Monday night, the Tampa Bay Lightning pulled a commanding 3-1 lead in the Stanley Cup finals |
| 1:01.0 | and now looked to close out the series on Wednesday night. |
| 1:04.0 | Today, the Affleck's Joe Smith joins us in the first round of the year. |
| 1:08.0 | Today, the Affleck's Joe Smith joins us from Tampa to discuss how the Bolton gone from a team that couldn't get it done in the playoffs a few years ago |
| 1:15.0 | to one that now seems destined to repeat as champions. |
| 1:19.0 | And how that transformation came about, thanks to some good old fashioned patience. |
| 1:24.0 | For him to stick with this group, this coaching staff and this core, I had that patience to not blow everything up because of being frustrated and upset. |
| 1:31.0 | I think that really sent a lot of attention to the team. |
| 1:34.0 | I think that really sent a lot of attention to how the fruits of that today. |
| 1:39.0 | From Wondering in the Affleck, I'm Anders Keltow. |
| 1:41.0 | It's Tuesday, July 6th, and this is The Lead. |
| 1:49.0 | So Joe, as we're speaking, you are in Tampa Bay home to the Super Bowl champion Buckeneers, the World Series finalist, Ray's, |
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