SPORTSbyBROOKS (Free subscription) | 12/12/2008
I sure hope that Barry Melrose enjoyed going on that Toronto radio station last week and saying that he hopes the Tampa Bay Lightning - the team that fired him 16 games into his first season at the helm - “doesn’t win a game in the next year.” Because it looks like that while he [...]
ESPN (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008
The war of words between Lightning co-owner Len Barrie and former coach Barry Melrose is continuing, with Barrie disputing Melrose's claims that he was told who to play and calling his preseason preparation "total negligence."
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 12/12/2008
from Darren Dreger of TSN, Sources tell TSN the Tampa Bay Lightning are investigating legal grounds for withholding the remainder of Barry Melrose’s contract with the team. Melrose’s assessment of rookie forward Steven Stamkos is the basis for the investigation. continued
Deadspin (Free subscription) | 10/12/2008
Here's something that's been stuck in my craw for a couple of weeks, because I can't quite figure it out. Barry Melrose coached in the NHL for exactly three seasons. In two of them, he missed the...
Can't Stop the Bleeding (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008
Fired after just 16 games in charge of the Tamba Bay Lightning, Barry Melrose charged ownership with interference during a Toronto radio interview Tuesday, adding “I hope Tampa Bay doesn’t win a game in the next year.” Yesterday, Bolts owner Len Barrie fired back in a chat with the St. Pete Times’ Damien Christodero, insisting [...]
Lightning Strikes (Free subscription) | 09/12/2008
Former Lightning coach Barry Melrose continued his verbal assault on the organization Tuesday, telling a Toronto radio station that he hopes the Lightning doesn't win another game this season and that first overall pick Steven Stamkos is not ready for...
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008
Former Tampa Bay Lightning coach Barry Melrose went on a Toronto radio station Tuesday and took a few more swings at the organization, including that he hopes the Lightning don't win another game this season. Melrose, fired after going 5-7-4 in 16 games, blasted the owners, the players and even first-round pick Steven Stamkos.
Lightning Strikes (Free subscription) | 10/12/2008
By now, you've read the transcript or listened to what former Lightning coach Barry Melrose had to say Tuesday on a Toronto radio station about how current Tampa bay coach Rick Tocchet, basically, is a puppet of ownership and that...
Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 09/12/2008
Barry Melrose, fired after just 16 games as the head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning, told a Toronto radio station that he gets satisfaction from the continuing struggles of the team since his ouster.
SPORTSbyBROOKS (Free subscription) | 09/12/2008
Poor Barry Melrose. For 13 years, he waited for another turn at coaching in the NHL, his career reduced to Token Hockey Guy on ESPN. Then this June, he finally gets the call from the Tampa Bay Lightning, who install him as a head coach. Unfortunately, the experiment is a disaster; their 18-year-old “star,” #1 [...]
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 12/12/2008
NBCSports.com news servicesupdated 9:44 p.m. ET Dec. 11, 2008The war of words between Tampa Bay Lightning co-owner Len Barrie and former coach Barry Melrose isn't over.Barrie disputes Melrose's claims that he was told whom to play, and calls Melrose's preseason preparation "total negligence," according to the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times. Barrie said Wednesday that he did...
TBO > Sports (Free subscription) | 09/12/2008
Barry Melrose, fired after just 16 games as the head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning, told a Toronto radio station that he gets satisfaction from the continuing struggles of the team since his ouster.
TBO > Sports (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008
Stamkos Unfazed By Melrose BarbsThe Tampa TribunePublished: December 11, 2008BUFFALO, N.Y. - Lightning rookie Steven Stamkos bounced around the locker room Wednesday morning, showing off his while bouncing a soccer ball between his legs.It was quickly apparent the comments coming from former Lightning coach Barry Melrose, who said on Tuesday that Stamkos doesn't belong in the NHL...
ArmchairGM (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
Melrose first broke into the NHL as a coach in the 1992-1993 season with the Los Angeles Kings. There he inherited a good team and they went to the Stanley Cup Finals that season and the Kings were outplayed and lost the series to the Montreal Canadiens in five games. The next two seasons the
Sons of Bill Simmons (Free subscription) | 04/12/2008
Ladies and gentlemen, your prayers have be answered. According to the Dallas Morning News, ESPN is bring back Barry Melrose, who had previously worked for the network for 12 years. Melrose decided to leave ESPN this summer to take the head coaching gig with the Tampa Bay Lighting, but his stay only lasted 16 games, [...]
