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Lightning's Jon Cooper: 'Heart Breaks' for TB Players After Game 4 Loss vs. Avalanche

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper was emotional after his team's controversial 3-2 overtime loss to the Colorado Avalanche in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday.

Cooper only answered one question during the postgame press conference, telling reporters his "heart breaks" for his players because of how the game ended:

Sportsnet

"You’re gonna see what I mean when you see the winning goal. My heart breaks for the players because we probably still should be playing.” <br><br>Jon Cooper only took one question post-game, and was clearly not happy about the Avalanche's OT winning goal.