In 2004, the Tampa Bay Lightning went through a tough battle with the Flyers in the Eastern Conference finals and wound up becoming Stanley Cup Champions after beating the Flames. They were lead by head coach John Tortorella in a year he won the Jack Adams. So Tonight, as the Philadelphia Flyers came into Tampa, it was a special one.
Not only did the Lightning celebrate the 20 year anniversary of that 2004 Stanley Cup Championship, with Torts in town, it was also a bit of a reunion. So with guys like Lecavalier, Boyle, Richards and Andreychuk in the building, it was only right that we got a classic, all timer from John Tortorella on the bench. After a terrible start to the Bolts, giving up an early goal, getting a few bad penalties including a 10 minute misconduct from Hathaway, he let the referee Wes McCauley hear it. Sure enough, the trigger happy McCauley then ejected him from the game just 10 minutes into the first period. Needless to say, he completely lost his mind. He refused to leave the bench and cussed like a sailor in the process. It was an instant classic. As for the game, it was one to forget for the Flyers but I cover it all in todays NHL video!
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