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Melrose to Lighting: A NHL Coaching Joke?
by: Doc's Sports
by Max - 06/03/2008
Recent reports have named Barry Melrose as the next coach of the Tampa Bay Lighting. Yes, this is the same Tampa Bay Lighting that won a Stanley Cup under John Tortorella in 2004. Tororella is still under contract to coach the Lighting next season but the team is in the process of being solid to Oren Koules. Many believe Koules is looking for a fresh start and has tabbed the Mullet as the winning answer.
Yes, this is the same Barry Melrose that has been out of coaching since 1995 and during this time he has been an analyst for the World Wide Leader in Sports. He did lead the Kings to a Stanly Cup appearance in 1993, but that was with Wayne Gretzky leading the team. After that appearance he lasted just two more seasons in LA, missing the playoffs in both years.
To his credit Melrose has downplayed the situation saying he loves his job as ESPN, which I would agree to since ESPN does not broadcast hockey. All he does is a couple of minutes three times a week on the late edition of Sportscenter, but as the saying goes, "If it is in the paper, it usually is true." Coaching is a drug more powerful then any other steroid found and we have seen countless coaches come back after a decade-long layoff. This also leads me to believe that sports analysts do not make as much money as we all think since most jump at the opportunity to get back into coaching, which is a 20-hour 360-day a year job.
That being said, as exciting as it sounds to bring back the Mullet to the Bay, does anyone really believe he is a better coach than Torts? In his six seasons as coach the Lighting he has made the playoffs four times including the cup in 2004. Tortorella has never had a strong goalie that teams feared and one would believe that he is an outstanding coach since he was able to win with Nikolai Khabibulin in net. He has had a mediocre career as a goalie but was able to shine under Torts.
This was truly a remarkable coaching job as Tortorella had a great mix of veterans and young stars that were all hungry for the Cup. He won the Jack Adams Award in 2004 as the league's best coach. His squad was not able to defend the cup the following year because of a lockout. His team did make the playoffs the next two season but were quickly eliminated in the first round and Khabibulin would not play for Tampa Bay again after his Game 7 victory in 2004. As with many veteran teams, age eventually catches up with you and not being able to defend the Cup in 2005 was a major blow.
The team remained in decline and missed the playoffs for the first time in 2008 as they finished last after suffering numerous injuries during the season. They traded away many of their big-name players such as Brad Richards, Vinny Prospal, and Johan Holmqvist, in an effort to get younger. They have yet to find a solid netminder since Khabibulin and are currently in a major rebuilding phase.
That being said, despite their recent woes, Tortorella deserves better since he built this franchise from the ground up after it nearly went bankrupt in the late 1990s. Forbes estimated that this team had debt equal to 236 percent of its value in 1998. Torts took over the squad in 2001 and the team immediately saw improvement scoring over 60 points for the first time since 1997. He deserves to rebuild this team yet again and should not have to worry about fending off the Mullet for his job.
One can easily assume that there's no loyalty in sports anymore and it's a what-have-you-done-for-me-lately type of league. That being said, this is the Tampa Bay Lighting we are talking about and not the Toronto Maple Leafs for Detroit Red Wings. People should be excited that they won one cup and that should earn Torts a lifetime contract. Hopefully the new owner will come to his senses and keep the Mullet stuck in Bristol, Connecticut.
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Chicago White Sox @ Cleveland Indians Tuesday September 2, 2008 7:05 pm
3 Unit Play. #917 Take Chicago over Cleveland (7:05 pm MLB.tv) The White Sox were shutdown yesterday by Cliff Lee but should find it much easier to score runs tonight against Fausto Carmona. John Danks will be his counterpart and he has had good success against Cleveland in his ... read more
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San Diego Padres @ Los Angeles Dodgers Monday September 1, 2008 8:10 pm
3 Unit Play. #964 Take Los Angeles over San Diego (8:10 pm MLB.tv) The Dodgers are coming off two must have victories against the Snakes in Arizona to keep their slim chances of a playoff birth alive. They now return home and expect them to dominate the Fathers and their starting ... read more
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Fresno State Bulldogs @ Rutgers Scarlet Knights Monday September 1, 2008 4:00 pm
3 Unit Play. #109 Take Fresno State Bulldogs over Rutgers (Monday 4:00 pm ESPN) How can anyone not like Coach Pat Hill’s attitude of playing anybody, anywhere, and at anytime. His non-conference schedule is loaded again with teams like Wisconsin, UCLA, and Rutgers. This ... read more
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Los Angeles Dodgers @ Arizona Diamondbacks Sunday August 31, 2008 8:05 pm
3 Unit Play. #914 Take Arizona over Los Angeles (8:05 pm ESPN) The Dodgers pounded Dan Haren last night to the shock of this writer but I cannot see history repeating itself against the likely Cy Young winner on Sunday. Los Angeles has been inconsistent to say the least in 2008 and ... read more
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Colorado Buffaloes @ Colorado State Rams Sunday August 31, 2008 7:30 pm
3-Unit Play. #209 Colorado over Colorado State (7:30 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 31)We’re siding with the road chalk in this rivalry game out west. Dan Hawkins is in his third year at CU and his son, Cody, leads an offense that should be much stronger with outstanding freshman running ... read more
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Utah State Aggies @ UNLV Rebels Saturday August 30, 2008 10:00 pm
Free Pick from Doc’s Sports. #102 Take UNLV over Utah State (Saturday 10:00 pm) The Rebels should be a much improved team in 2008 and will get off to a good start by knocking off the Aggies, a team that beat last year in Logan, 23-16. The Rebels return all of their offensive ... read more
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Los Angeles Dodgers @ Arizona Diamondbacks Saturday August 30, 2008 8:10 pm
5 Unit Play. #966 Take Arizona over Los Angeles (8:10 pm MLB.tv) The Dodgers are done! Despite having a major edge in pitching last night, they got blown out by Arizona, a team they could never pass in the standing. They now have lost eight start games and will have to face the heart ... read more
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Western Michigan Broncos @ Nebraska Cornhuskers Saturday August 30, 2008 7:00 pm
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Utah Utes @ Michigan Wolverines Saturday August 30, 2008 3:30 pm
3 Unit Play. #55 Take Utah Utes over Michigan Wolverines (Saturday 3:30 pm ABC) The Wolverines are in the midst of a complete makeover with Coach Carr retiring and Coach Rodriguez. I certainly do not think that the cupboard is empty but gone are the household names in Hart, Manningham, ... read more
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