The New York Islanders are coming into the Eastern Conference Finals at full strength. The same can’t be said of the Tampa Bay Lightning. Tampa’s head coach Jon Cooper confirmed that the team will be missing Steven Stamkos on Monday and in all likelihood, the entire series.
Coop says Steven Stamkos is still not available and will not play in our Eastern Conference Final series against the Islanders.
He says that he will update that status if something changes. #TBLvsNYI
— Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) September 6, 2020
“If something’s going to happen and he’s getting close, I will be the first one to tell you,” Cooper said via Mollie Walker of the New York Post.