Total Pro Sports-  There must be something about Europe and NHL coaches this year, but it seems as though they show their passport on the way there and have been handed a pink slip on the way back.
First Barry Melrose was fired by the Tampa Bay Lightning, then the Ottawa Senators redid themselves of Craig [...]

Total Pro Sports – Sean Avery has not learned with his “Sloppy Seconds” comment and now Barry Melrose with his comment on the FAN 590 in Toronto, when he said “I hope they don’t win another game” in regards to his former team the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Sportsnet.ca has reported that the owners of the Lightning [...]

Total Pro Sports -  After a 13 year hiatus from coaching an NHL team, Barry Melrose was given another chance this September by the Tampa Bay Lightning.  Three and a half months into his coaching duties with the Lightning and sporting a 5-7-4 record, Melrose has been let go by the team.
Assistant Head Coach Rick [...]