Tampa Bay Head Coach Jon Cooper, never a stranger to a gated quote, and had strong words when asked about the team.
Jon Cooper defended the Lightning, saying that he agreed, but said the Leafs had been the better team in the end.
In classic Cooper fashion, his quotes come with his familiar defense of his team, through better or worse, with a hint of realism for the situation, which some would find as either a compliment of Toronto's outmaneuvering of Tampa's gameplan, or a thinly veiled shade at a team that just got lucky.
Regardless of his comments, Toronto, now off to the second round, has little to worry about beyond what anyone says, and Tampa, on to the off-season, is ready to continue putting faith in a roster already proven to win.