Lightning coach Jon Cooper joined many in the hockey fraternity Tuesday in mourning the loss of Senators assistant Mark Reed, who died at age 55 of cancer.
It especially hit home for Cooper as he had just returned from Michigan after going to a funeral Monday for his father-in-law, Steve Novak, who died at age 62 after a similar battle.
"It's just a sad day," Cooper said. "And it really touches home with me, my father in law just passed away of the exact same thing. It makes you sick to your stomach to think about it.