GDT: Game 8: Lightning Rods 4:30 MST 10/28/2014 @Amalie Arena

jacobhockey13

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Tuesday's game features Steven Stamkos and the Lightning of Tampa Bay :bolts



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Shane Doan and the Coyotes of Arizona :coyotes





Essentials:​

The game will take place at 4:30 Mountain Standard Time in Tampa, Florida at the newly renamed Amalie Arena.

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TV: Fox Sports Arizona

Radio: Here in the valley it will be on 620AM. The SiriusXM broadcast will be channel 220

Records:
The Coyotes are 3-3-1 good for 11th in the West
The Lightning are 5-3-1 good for 3rd in the East


Ok... so lightning is deadly (or at the least very harmful) and when it strikes buildings it can cause a fire or electrocution. That's why in 1749 Benjamin Franklin invented the lightning rod to divert lightning. Of course, anybody with a basic knowledge of US history would also know Franklin was quite the statesman and had a very active role in the American Revolution (or War of Independence if you are across the pond). That brings us to today's definitely not-contrived GDT theme: [size=+3]
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General George Washington
a.k.a. Shane Doan
Although not a genius military strategist
or brilliant tactician, Washington made up
for what he lacked in hard work, discipline,
credibility, and leadership. His huge stature,
literally and physically (He was a cool 6 ft 3,
pretty impressive for his) lead his army
to victory. A veteranwith experience many
others lacked (he fought for the British in
the Seven Years War), Washington was
revered during his time and to this day
and seen as the father of America's
independence struggle.

Comte de Rochambeau
a.k.a. Antoine Vermette
Rochambeau was the commander of French
forces in North America. He is known for
accompanying Washington at the Siege of
Yorktown, the definitive blow for the Americans
to win the war. In reality, it was actually
Rochambeau who orchestrated it. He advised
Washington against attacking British central
command at New York and instead focus on
Cornwallis's army in the south. Nowadays,
he continues team up with Washington and
together they lay siege to the opposition
on the power play.

Lord Charles Cornwallis
a.k.a. Sam Gagner
Cornwallis was born into a genteel British
family and was well-educated (Much later,
he was privileged when he entered the NHL
due to his high draft pick). Cornwallis
actually did play field hockey at Eton (it
gives some insight into why he is so talented,
he's had years to practice). But in 1781, his
army was captured at Yorktown by a force
double that of his. But Cornwallis never
took much flack for his defeat because his
boss, General Henry Clinton, told him he
would reinforce him but then failed to do this.
Cornwallis was thus stranded and forced to
fight (he actually didn't much fighting, he
surrendered quickly) with insufficient numbers
and talent to back him up.

General Benedict Arnold
a.k.a. David Moss
Benedict Arnold was initially valuable for
the Americans, but he was later ruined
this when he betrayed them for the British
(This now manifests itself by betraying
his team on any good scoring opportunity).

King George III
a.k.a. Steven Stamkos
Although most Americans today view
George III as a tyrant over the American
colonies that they learned about in
in school, this is untrue. George III
was a steady and dependable figure
who actually had the makings to be
quite a good king. He had no vices,
took simple passions, and was
fairly moderate. King George's reign
coincided with mounting frustration
in America over British fiscal policy
to them (his burdensome regulations
back then are now seen through the
obscene amount of goals he places
against the opposition making it very
hard on them). But George had poor
advisors and failed to understand
the situation in America. If he would
have conceded a bit we might still
have been singing "God Save The
Queen" before games. Later though,
he unfortunately succumbed to
grave illness mental illness (this
was even worse than his injury
last year when he broke
his tibia).

John Paul Jones
a.k.a. Tyler Johnson
Don't let the seemingly haughty
portrait fool you. Back in the 18th century,
there was no adequate term
to describe John Paul Jones,
because "badass" wasn't in
use yet. John Paul Jones murdered
a man, fled to the United States,
and then fought for the US navy.
He never once lost to the British.
One time, his ship was so badly
damaged the British opposition asked
if he wanted to surrender He
famously replied, "Surrender?
Hell, I have not yet begun to
fight". And to make it better,
this was delivered in a Scottish
accent because he was
originally Scottish. And after saying
this he remarkably turned the battle
around and won (This can now
be seen in his perseverance as
an undrafted rookie and racking
up a cool 50 points last year and
nearly bagging the Calder.
He already is back at it with nine
points this year and great work
ethic).




All references to the American Revolution on this thread are welcome and recommended. If you don't reference it you are obviously a bitter Tory.

Remember boys, on the power play, we want good chances so don't shoot until you see the whites of Bishop's eyes:eek:

Patrick Henry says

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Give Me Hodgeman, Or Give Me Death
 

XX

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Have a feeling King George is going to torch the place.
 

Bondurant

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Axel von Fersen the Younger (1755-1810) joined the Patriots cause in the colonies of America, from his native Sweden, as aide-de-camp to General Rochambeau. Sweden was also one of the first nations to recognize the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris. Hints of OEL? Fersen was murdered in Stockholm in 1810...let's not think about that right now.

2-1 OT victory for the Yotes. Goals scored by Rochambeau aka Vermette & von Fersen aka OEL.​
 

Mosby

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Here's to George Washington scoring his first goal of the season.

No one has written that sentence before. Ever.
 

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Amelie Arena?

Here in the Tampa Bay area for around six decades now, Amalie doubles its business every six years. Their oil tank "farm" and factory now cover 20 acres at the port.

"We're trying to get the Amalie brand more recognized, not only in this community, but also throughout the world," the company's chief operating officer Rick Barkett told me.

Finally, the four brothers who own the company decided it's time to become a better-known name at home in Tampa Bay, and at the same time, support this community by backing the Bolts with a big sponsorship.

So they worked with Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik to replace the Tampa Bay Times as the Downtown Tampa arena's main sponsor. The Times gave its consent to the deal.

http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/local/2014/09/10/amalie-arena-rare-look-inside/15387975/

Wasn't aware of the change myself. Great movie.
 

MIGs Dog

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Good move leaving the Marquis de Lafayette out of the lineup, Tip would never play him.

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Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de Lafayette:
- Commissioned an officer at age 13.
- Granted the rank of major general in the Continental Army at the age of 19, although initially not given troops to command (sent back to Juniors)
 
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ck26

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Someone please photoshop a three-cornered hat onto Sarah McLellan and Tyson Nash so that we can vote on who makes a better Paul Revere.
 

MP

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I will be the first, but probably not the last, to post a clip from Mel Gibson's second demonstration of his pathological hatred of the English. Here I call your attention to the heartwarming scene in which Gibson exposes his two young sons to mortal peril, as well as the thrill of ending a man's life: and another man's, and another, and a couple more after that. One of them seems to show some combination of fear or remorse as he watches Daddy finish off the luckless redcoats, and we may assume that the (off-screen) punishment for this weakness was severe--as anyone familiar with Gibson's later work knows, punishment is a specialty of his.



You could call him the Dave Tippett of child-soldiering.
 

GiveAFlyingPuck

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And now they don't know what to do with Hodgman.

Sarah McLellan ‏@azc_mclellan 2m2 minutes ago
And we have some line changes for #Coyotes: 28-50-89/9-11-19/36-24/10&12 rotating/22-14-44/23-5/3-26/6&20 rotating - 4.
 

Plub

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Huh? Erat and Hodg don't have lines, they now rotate? Gags/Hodg/Erat was solid every shift. Am I reading this wrong?

Never mind, I'm an idiot. I see Hanzal is back.
 

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