Lightning head coach fuming after disallowed goal decision
To no one's surprise, Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper was still upset after the game with referee Francis Charron's decision to disallow a crucial goal.
The play occurred in the second period of the Lightning's 3-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens in Game 3 at the Bell Centre and Cooper expressed his displeasure with the decision during his post-game comments.
"I was pissed then, and I'm pissed now. That's just my opinion." Jon Cooper on the disallowed goal.
— Bruce Arthur (@bruce_arthur) April 21, 2014
He followed that comment with a tongue-in-cheek statement regarding the Lightning's goal total.
Jon Cooper: "Hey, we only scored three goals. I mean, two."
— Bruce Arthur (@bruce_arthur) April 21, 2014
The only thing Cooper admired about Charron's decision was his unwillingness to waiver on the call.
"What I do appreciate about the ref? He was decisive." Said he preferred that instead of being told it was a mistake later.
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) April 21, 2014
The goal would have given the Lightning a 2-1 lead on the Canadiens, but instead they find themselves trailing the best-of-seven series 3-0 and face the same daunting task of playing the Canadiens on their home ice on Tuesday night.
See the controversial call below