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    Helene Elliott: For a 208th draft pick, Ondrej Palat is becoming quite the Stanley Cup hero

    DENVER — Lightning coach Jon Cooper clearly remembers the first time he saw winger Ondrej Palat. Cooper was coaching Tampa Bay's American Hockey League affiliate in Norfolk, Va., when he had to decide what to do with the quiet Czech kid who had been passed over in his first year of draft eligibility and was chosen by the Lightning in the seventh round (208th overall) in 2011. At that stage of ...
    by Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times Jun 25, 2022 3 minutes
    Ondrej Palat of the Tampa Bay Lightning celebrates his game-winning goal against the Colorado Avalanche during Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final at Ball Arena on June 24, 2022, in Denver.

    DENVER — Lightning coach Jon Cooper clearly remembers the first time he saw winger Ondrej Palat.

    Cooper was coaching Tampa Bay's American Hockey League affiliate in Norfolk, Va., when he had to decide what to do with the quiet Czech kid who had been passed over in his first year of draft eligibility and was chosen by the Lightning in the seventh round (208th overall) in 2011.

    At that stage of the draft, teams are looking for warm bodies and not expecting much. Palat was different. He stood out

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