Jon Cooper taunts Canadiens crowd with ‘one more’ gesture after Lightning Game 6 OT win
Jon Cooper taunts Canadiens crowd with ‘one more’ gesture after Lightning Game 6 OT win
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Jon Cooper made a gesture that didn’t go unnoticed last night at the Bell Centre.
The Tampa Bay Lightning head coach signaled “ONE MORE” with his finger toward the Montreal crowd after his team’s overtime win.
The moment was caught on camera and is drawing widespread reaction today.
“COOP giving it to the Montreal fans as he left the ice”
One more win.
That’s what Cooper was telling the Bell Centre crowd as he left the ice.
The Lightning forced a Game 7 with a 1–0 overtime victory.
And the coach didn’t hesitate to make it known to Canadiens fans on their own ice.
It’s exactly the kind of gesture that will fuel the Canadiens fanbase over the next 48 hours.
Jon Cooper follows Nikita Kucherov’s arrogant footsteps in front of Canadiens fans
The gesture directly echoes Nikita Kucherov’s 2021 outburst after winning the Stanley Cup against the Canadiens.
Cooper knows exactly what he’s doing. He’s a smart coach.
And he chose to leave that image in front of 21,105 fans heading home disappointed.
It’s a clear message sent to Canadiens fans, to Martin St-Louis’ team, and to the entire province.
The gesture will likely be up in the Canadiens’ locker room today—on players’ phones, in conversations, and in the back of every player’s mind.
It’s free motivation that Cooper just handed to a group that didn’t need any extra fuel to begin with.
The Canadiens have won two of their three games in this series in Tampa. They’ve already proven they can play their best hockey at Amalie Arena.
Now it comes down to Sunday—whether it’s Cooper or Martin St-Louis raising his fingers after the decisive game.
