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“Moved on” – Lightning coach Jon Cooper looking forward to Game 5 of Stanley Cup Final after OT loss to Avalanche

by Kaushani Chatterjee
January 21, 2023 / 22:18 GMT
Jon Cooper moved on from Game 4 defeat

Jon Cooper moved on from Game 4 defeat

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Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper stated that he and the team are preparing for a comeback in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Colorado Avalanche on Friday. They have already ‘moved on’ from the Game 4 defeat to Nazem Kadri’s OT win. Cooper stated that Lightning’s 3-2 loss in Game 4 on Wednesday with Kadri’s 12:02 in OT should not have been counted because Avalanche had too many men on the ice. 

Cooper restated on Thursday that it was an “unfortunate non-call”  and that he wanted to move past with it, as the Lightning trails 3-1 in the best-of-7 series where they need to win on Friday to keep alive their bid for their 3rd straight Stanley Cup title. Cooper noted, “What’s great about today is that it’s not yesterday and now we’ve got some excitement for Game 5 and that’s where now my mind is turning on, how to win that”. “Nothing we can do to turn back. They missed it. It’s unfortunate, but it’s water under the bridge. Let’s go get ready for what should be an [heck] of a Game 5.”

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Lightning coach Jon Cooper said that he “moved on” from the Game 4 loss

Jon Cooper moved on from Game 4 defeat
Jon Cooper moved on from Game 4 defeat

On Nazem Kadri’s overtime goal, the NHL organization released a statement that “A too many men on the ice penalty is a judgment call that can be made by any of the four on-ice officials. Following the game, Hockey Operations met with the four officials as is their normal protocol. In discussing the winning goal, each of the four officials advised that they did not see too many men on the ice situation in the play. This call is not subject to video review either by Hockey Ops or the on-ice officials.”

Later Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper acknowledged that he didn’t know what happened at the OT goal until he rewatched it after returning to Tampa Bay’s locker. He contended that Kadri jumped on the ice and hit the puck before center Nathan MacKinnon, the player he replaced during a line change got off the ice.

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#GoBolts coach Jon Cooper backtracks on his gripe of #Avs’ Game 4 OT goal #StanleyCupFinal pic.twitter.com/mIDRIWmzvO

— Mike Chambers (@MikeChambers) June 23, 2022

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As per nhl.com, Cooper noted, “I would say 99 percent of the time the guy going on the ice jumps on first”. “That’s why they have that little kind of safe zone because there are only two doors and guys hop over and so that happens all the time. The reason there’s a rule is if you gain a significant advantage, and that’s probably what happened there. But that happens, like, all the time in line changes. It’s an inexact science. But the purpose of the rule is not to gain an advantage.”

"It's water under the bridge now."

Jon Cooper apologizes for his media availability following Game 4 and talks about wanting to move on from the controversial OT goal to focus on Game 5. pic.twitter.com/qgHzsgi1IR

— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) June 23, 2022

Whereas, Colorado Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said that the goal was “nothing unusual”. He went on, “That’s part of the game”. “It’s a fluid game. You’re changing on the fly, everything happens. You look at that clip, you back that clip up — and I did multiple times already to see what exactly what they were talking about — and Tampa’s got two guys jumping on with their ‘D’ coming off the ice from a zone away. I count 7-6 at one point. So that is what it is. That’s the way the game is played.

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“I don’t see it as a break or a non-break. I actually see it as nothing.”Lightning defenceman Ryan McDonagh who was on the ice during Kadri’s goal agreed that what went on during that time between MacKinnon and Kadri was nothing unusual. An emotional Cooper later acknowledged that it was a “break” for Avalanche and he preferred not to dwell upon it. He said, “I’ve moved on”. “I’d be really happy to talk about tomorrow night’s game if anybody wants to talk about that.”

Here is Nazem Kadri’s Game 4 OT winner with the @Avalanche radio call. Incredible passion and enthusiasm from @ConorMcGahey, one of my favorite hockey broadcasters. #FindAWay #StanleyCup @AltitudeSR pic.twitter.com/GK8oJiPL7m

— Sam Valenti (@realsamvalenti) June 23, 2022

Also Read| “Hard for me” – Lightning coach Jon Cooper questions Avalanche center Nazem Kadri’s OT win in Stanley Cup Final

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Kaushani Chatterjee

Kaushani Chatterjee

Kaushani Chatterjee is an editor and writer at FirstSportz. Her 2.5 years of content journey took a stop at FS when she joined the company in 2022. Till now she has published over 1500+ articles. Being an ice sports lover, it took her only a short time to fall in love with the NHL. Currently, she's working extensively on NHL (National Hockey League), MLB (Major League Baseball), Golf, and Athletics. Apart from being a sports writer, she enjoys writing novels of her own. In free time one can find her indulging in animes, and manga, or planning trips all over India. She has also started building up her own content business following rigorous training in SEO, graphic designing, and digital marketing.

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