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Shocking: Lightning coach isn’t happy about disallowed goal

Jon Cooper, Tyler Johnson, Ryan Malone

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper, center, yells from the bench between players Tyler Johnson (9), left, 2nam iceand Ryan Malone during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Dallas Stars Saturday, March 1, 2014, in Dallas. The Lightning won 4-2. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

AP

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper gave the impression that he wanted to avoid being fined when asked about a controversial disallowed goal from a 3-2 Game 3 loss to the Montreal Canadiens ... yet some sarcasm and bitterness couldn’t help but spill out.

His comments covered a range of moods:

Angry

Diplomatic

Snarky

Who knows?

Laudatory

Does Cooper have reason to be mad? Here’s the clip in question:

Naturally, Canadiens head coach Michel Therrien was fine with the call.

One thing that’s not subjective is that Montreal has Tampa Bay on the brink of elimination after Sunday’s 3-2 decision, even if Cooper & Co. probably feel slighted.

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