TAMPA - A clear message greeted the Tampa Bay Lightning on New Year's Eve.
Returning home from a disastrous result the night before in Sunrise to face the New York Rangers, Lightning head coach Jon Cooper said the result at the end of the game was not at the top of his list of concerns.
In the world of process over outcome, the process mattered most on Friday. Because when the process is adhered to, the chances for a positive outcome are greatly increased.
But the horse has to come before the cart.
And that was the stern message Cooper issued to the team ahead of Friday's game. The message was...
