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Barry Melrose vs Tampa Fans
by Alanah McGinley on 08/21/08 at 02:31 PM ET
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From Craig Custance at 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 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.
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That’s one of the less valid reasons for Lightning fans to be upset with the hiring of Barry Melrose as coach.
Posted by Ryan from Toronto on 08/21/08 at 05:20 PM ET