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Wow. It actually happened. Barry Melrose shall coach once more.
I jokingly mentioned Melrose as a candidate for the Los Angeles Kings coaching vacancy, but definitely didn’t expect him to leave the broadcasting booth that has housed him for 12 years.
You could draw a parallel from my Coach Bombay article to the recent actions of the Tampa Bay Lightning. Seemingly just as ridiculous of a hiring, especially given their unique situation of being the handlers of one Steven Stamkos.
Stamkos is a rare type who could well cement a perennial contender in Tampa Bay, and they’re letting him be guided by hockey’s equivalent of Charles Barkley or Kenny Smith?
Did anyone inform them of the other possible candidates? Or are the Lightning just going for broke and locking up as many familiar names and faces as possible?
Either way, you probably can’t corrupt Stamkos THAT much. I mean, could he really turn out as bad a #1 overall pick as say, Kwame Brown?
Thanks for dealing with my apples-to-oranges inter-sports comparisons. I’m out.
