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Tampa Bay Lightning coach John Cooper said Thursday, just hours after the team visited Colorado Avalanche in Round 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals and dropped a controversial 3-2 decision overtime. Told more to.
Cooper wasn't very positive when he held a short press conference on Wednesday night. Meanwhile, he wondered if he should be allowed to score a goal for Nazemkadori at 12:02 overtime. The replay showed that Avalanche had six skaters on the ice when he won the puck in the neutral zone a few seconds before Kadri scored.
Colorado owns a 3-1 edge in the Best 7 Series heading to Game 5 on Friday night in Denver.
The team with a 3-1 lead in the Stanley Cup Finals has won 36 Series 35s. The 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs escaped the 3-0 hole in the final, beating the Detroit Red Wings.
Cooper made an excuse after asking one question on Wednesday, but was happy to speak on Thursday.
"They are checking if the pack is on the net. The only way I know is to go back to the room and look at the tape," Cooper said. "You do, and you have to face all of you (media) 5 minutes after emotional loss, so when you have to talk to the media right away you get it Last night I apologize.
"The great thing about today is that it wasn't yesterday. Now we're feeling some excitement in Game 5, so my heart is that We're looking at how to win. There's nothing we can do to turn back. They missed it. Unfortunately, now it's the water under the bridge. It needs to be the hell of Game 5. Yes. "
Cooper was asked if the play should be reviewable.
"It's not (not to mention) suitable for me," he said. "I explained. It was a moving time last night, but we went ahead."
– Field-level media
