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Posted: Wednesday June 25, 2008 12:11PM; Updated: Wednesday June 25, 2008 12:41PM Barry Melrose is a players' coach and a welcome change of pace in Tampa Bay ESPN analyst's return is only the latest intriguing Southeast Div. coaching story Caps, Panthers and Thrashers hired veteran minor leaguers to nurture kids Darren Eliot will periodically answer questions from SI.com users in his mailbag. Tuesday's announcement of Barry Melrose as the new head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning was hardly news. Throughout the playoffs, the word was that once the league approved the team's incoming ownership -- a group that included friend Oren Koules -- Melrose would succeed the recently released John Tortorella as the Bolts' bench boss. No, pegging the 12-year hockey analyst as the hire was easy. The hard part is projecting his impact in... [read full story]
