New York Times (Free subscription) | 11/15/2008
Coach Barry Melrose was fired on Friday by the Tampa Bay Lightning, 16 games into his tenure and less than five months after he left ESPN.
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago
... been a frustrating season, but we have to pull together and face the adversity and overcome it," coach Dave Tippett said. "This will test the strength of our group. Are we willing to bond together?" Morrow was trying to make a hit in the third period of a 6-3 loss to Chicago on Thursday night, when he caught the edge of his skate in a rut on the ice and fell awkwardly, Tippett said. Morrow...
MSNBC.com: NHL (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008
Clement: Tampa Bay hopes early-season coaching change pays off
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008
... room upon arrival, but he’s worth it. Surrounded by reporters in NYC yesterday, the quote from assistant coach Rick Bowness in the Vancouver Sun was “Breathe on them all Alex. Breathe on them all.” The Canucks photographer Jeff Vinnick accompanied the Canucks on their road trip and snapped a bunch of photos of them in New York. There’s a full photo gallery here. Joe Pelletier...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/15/2008
... Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the other semifinal.HockeyTocchet replaces Melrose as Tampa Bay's coach: Barry Melrose's return to the NHL as coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning lasted 16 games.Melrose was fired less than five months after he left ESPN studios to coach a team that finished with the league's worst record last season.Previous assistant coach Rick...
SPORTS COUCH POTATO (Free subscription) | 11/14/2008
He was an ESPN hockey analyst for 12 years but Barry Melrose only lasted 16 games as head coach of the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning.Melrose was sacked Friday after going 5-7-4 with a team that that spent a lot of...
Fox News (Free subscription) | 11/15/2008
The Lightning's run to the Cup in 2004 was nothing short of scintillating, and the future seemed so bright.But things have gotten progressively uglier over the past four years with the organization consistently making ill-advised decisions that hamper progress.The latest move to backfire was the offseason hiring of Barry Melrose as the team's head coach. Melrose only lasted 16 games before GM...
