nem csodalom, en is ki lettem volna a helyeben.

Cooper thought Pateryn's infraction was reckless and dangerous.

"The one thing about this game and why we all love this game is there's honor and there's respect," Cooper said. "That kid (Pateryn) had a blatant disregard for both. That was egregious what happened and there's no place for it. I'm at a loss for words on what happened. Hopefully he's going to be O.K.

"I'm not sure how this is going to end up with (Johnson) or how hurt he is, I haven't been in the trainer's room. But those are season-ending, those could be career-ending the way that went down. That wasn't good."



The Lightning were without defenseman Victor Hedman and forwards Nikita Kucherov and Ryan Callahan, who are injured but expected to be ready for the start of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Center Steven Stamkos (blood clot) and defenseman Anton Stralman (fractured fibula) are out indefinitely.

"I don't really want to talk about it," Cooper said when asked about the Lightning's injury situation heading into the playoffs.