Custance: Outtakes from exclusive interview with Barry Melrose

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Barry Melrose vs Tampa Fans
Published 8/21/2008 by Alanah McGinley at KK Hockey
... I made derogatory remarks about Tampa Bay. If people remember you saying it, it doesn’t matter if you said it. That was fun. [...] SN: So what did you supposedly say in 2004 that has fans in Tampa so riled up? Melrose: That Tampa didn’t have a chance (in the Stanley Cup final), not nearly as good as Calgary. That was nuts—I picked Tampa Bay. I don’t know what was going on. If they think you said it, you said it. read on

Craig Custance Interviews Barry Melrose
Published 8/21/2008 by Kyle at IllegalCurve.com
... The Sporting News’ Craig Custance interviews new Tampa coach Barry Melrose and covers a variety of topics, including Melrose’s alleged slight of Tampa Bay fans in 2004. ...

Puck Headlines: The bigger the noggin, the nastier the player
Published 8/21/2008 by Greg Wyshynski at Puck Daddy
... riding exploded last month. Just tragic.  • Also on the serious tip: Mark Bell attempts to get his life in order after pleading "no contest to charges of driving under the influence and hit-and-run" and entering a work program. [Toronto Star] • Barry Melrose endorses a European Division for the NHL, says the NHLPA wants hockey back on ESPN and explains why Tampa Bay Lightning fans have been pissed at him for four years. [Sporting News] • Milan Lucic, Jeremy Reich, Mark Stuart, and ...

ESPN's fantasies about goalies will be your waking nightmare
Published 8/22/2008 by Greg Wyshynski at Puck Daddy
... ("Believe it or not, people think people at ESPN hate hockey." - Barry Melrose) I don't play ESPN leagues and never have. (Countdown to ...

Barry Melrose and Tampa Bay Fans Aren't the Best of Friends
Published 8/22/2008 by Kevin (noreply@blogger.com) at Barry Melrose Rocks
... So Barry Melrose is the new coach of Tampa Bay and he's a bit of an eccentric, walks to his own beat, etc. You know this. What you might not have known is that the locals down in Tampa are STILL pissed at him for things he may or may not have said four years ago. Per Kukla per the Sporting News: SN: What was the reaction in Tampa from fans when you were hired? Melrose: A lot of people there were still mad at me for 2004. Supposedly, I made derogatory remarks about Tampa Bay. If people remember you ...