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Jonathan Drouin On His Relationship With Jon Cooper

06/10/2015 at 3:23pm EDT

from Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times,

There's no question touted Lightning rookie Jonathan Drouin would love to have played more in this postseason.

He's watched most of it from the press box, having played in just four games, the rest as a healthy scratch.

But Drouin, 20, denied Wednesday that there's a rift between him and coach Jon Cooper, claiming their relationship is good. A Toronto Sun story last week described how Cooper normally "avoids talking to or making eye contact with Drouin," and that the coach "seemingly has no faith or belief in" the No. 3 overall pick from 2013.

"We have a good relationship, we talk a lot," Drouin said. "There's not bad blood towards each other. Everything's perfect."

Drouin said he understands the reasons behind Cooper not playing him. Drouin also said Cooper is "easy to talk to," when you want advice, with a good line of communication.

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