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In "Dropping the Gloves: Inside the Fiercely Combative World of Professional Hockey," Barry Melrose discusses his brief return to coaching with the Lighting in 2008. My new job with Tampa Bay lasted sixteen games. I was done just before Thanksgivi...

In "Dropping the Gloves: Inside the Fiercely Combative World of Professional Hockey," Barry Melrose talks about the Kings 1993 playoff series against the Maple Leafs, getting ripped by Don Cherry and fighting in the game. An odd situation develope...

ESPN's Barry Melrose breaks down the decisions both coaches have to make going into Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals. Vancouver Canucks: The obvious question for Alain Vigneault is Roberto Luongo. It is a given that Luongo will start, but how long...

ESPN's Barry Melrose breaks down three coaching moves made in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup finals. 1. Starting Chris Tanev over Keith Ballard: I saw the Canucks defenseman play a few years back at the Frozen Four and saw the talent he had. He played ...

ESPN's Barry Melrose breaks down three coaching moves made in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals. 1. Peverley on top line: The biggest decision Bruins coach Claude Julien had to make was who to put on Boston's top line with Nathan Horton out. Julien...

ESPN's Barry Melrose breaks down three coaching moves made in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals. 1. Playing Thornton: Boston coach Claude Julien's decision to put Shawn Thornton in the lineup and scratch Tyler Seguin left me wondering where the Bru...

ESPN's Barry Melrose breaks down the top three coaching moves made in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup finals. 1. Malhotra returns: Canucks coach Alain Vigneault's decision to bring back Manny Malhotra turned out to be more important than I thought it w...

ESPN's Barry Melrose breaks down the top three coaching moves made in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup finals. 1. Malhotra returns: Canucks coach Alain Vigneault's decision to bring back Manny Malhotra turned out to be more important than I thought it wo...

ESPN's Barry Melrose breaks down the top three coaching moves made in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals. 1. Boston's power play: Even though the Bruins were not able to convert on the man advantage (both teams went 0-for-6 on the power play in Game...

PITTSBURGH -- I thought the team that needed to win it more, Washington, got the victory, and it could turn coach Bruce Boudreau's season around. The Winter Classic on Saturday was more about will than skill. Washington walked into a tough environ...

PITTSBURGH -- I thought the team that needed to win it more, Washington, got the victory, and it could turn coach Bruce Boudreau's season around. The Winter Classic on Saturday was more about will than skill. Washington walked into a tough environ...

Carolina's ability to rebound from a stinker of a game, from coaching to leadership, is what led them to the Cup, says Barry Melrose.

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Barry Melrose says the Oilers answered all their questions in Game 5 and he won't be surprised if the Cup finals go the distance.

Barry Melrose says that if the Oilers are to have any chance of coming back in this series, they need to solve their power-play woes.

Edmonton's ability to put more traffic in front of Carolina's Cam Ward is what put the Oilers on the board, says Barry Melrose.