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TAMPA — He’s the man behind the bench, but he’s had a good playoff run, too. It’s the Eastern Conference finals, and Lightning coach Jon Cooper is part of the show that resumes tonight at Amalie Arena, a rising star as he ambles toward the ice, a news conference or another win.
Objection!
“You’re the ones saying my star is rising,” said a famed son of Thomas M. Cooley Law School before this series with the Rangers. “My team’s star is rising. We’re in the Eastern Conference finals. I just happen to be the coach.