With 25 years of coaching experience, the Chicago Blackhawks hired Tampa Bay Lightning assistant coach Jeff Blashill for his second NHL head coaching gig.

Following their first-round playoff loss to the Florida Panthers, here are three trade targets that the Tampa Bay Lightning should consider.

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Jon Cooper is the head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2025, according to the official website of the NHL. He is the longest-tenured coach in the NHL, having held the position since 2013.

In the midst of a long offseason for the Tampa Bay Lightning, general manager Julien BriseBois has some important decisions to make.

TAMPA — It had been several years since Mathieu Darche first emerged as a candidate to become an NHL general manager. As the Lightning’s assistant GM, he had been Julien BriseBois’ right-hand man in leading the team’s hockey operations department.

Since the Lightning’s elimination in the first round of the current playoffs, Jon Cooper’s future has been one of the hot topics in the NHL. One wonders if the Lightning coach, who is a good friend of the owner of the Utah Mammoth,