Frustrated Therrien thinks Lightning's OT winner was offside
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The drama of Game 1 between the Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning will continue off the ice.
After the Lightning walked away with a 2-1 win, photos arose showing the play leading up to Nikita Kucherov's overtime winner.
Offside on the gwg? pic.twitter.com/V9Suk8gALO
— Stroumboulopoulos (@strombo) May 2, 2015
In his postgame press conference, Canadiens head coach Michel Therrien said an offside should have been called.
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"It's really frustrating, losing a game on an offside. Those things aren't supposed to happen," Therrien said of the non-call. "To lose a game on an offside ... it's black or white, and it was clearly an offside."
The Canadiens host the Lightning in Game 2 on Sunday.
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