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Puck Shots: Vince Vaughn shows Lightning coach 'this is Chicago'

Charles Barkley already picked up a check for Lightning coach John Cooper and a group of 19 Lightning staffers on Sunday at Chicago Cut Steakhouse — a noted celebrity hangout in the city.

The Chicago Tribune reports that Cooper and a large group returned to the restaurant on Tuesday only to have a different star pick up their tab, Chicago native Vince Vaughn.

The restaurant’s managing partner told the newspaper that Vaughn stopped by Cooper’s table and chatted with him for about 10 minutes before sitting down to dinner with his own group that included former Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello.