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NBA experts: Which early-season surprises are here to stay? Charlotte Hornets. Many were perplexed by the Lightning's hiring at the time and it seemed like an all-too-expected ending when he was fired so quickly. There was never even a honeymoon phase. What exactly went wrong, though? It's not like Melrose doesn't know about hockey or had never coached before. Besides his reluctance to play then-rookie Steven Stamkos very much, Melrose had other hurdles to get over as he explained in his book Dropping the Gloves with an excerpt going online at ESPN.
Having players friendly with owners is an unhealthy situation that upsets the chemistry in the dressing room. Maybe you aren't that friendly with the star who is having dinner regularly with the owner.
Maybe you start to think he might be throwing you under the bus at those dinners. Tampa Bay was an impossible scenario for a coach. The players knew it was a screwed-up situation, and I knew it was a screwed-up situation. The owners knew I wasn't going to change, and I knew they weren't going to change.
Tocchet will bring a hard nose style to the Lightning, and hopefully will light a fire in this team. The main thing that needs to be changed is the offense for the Lightning. This team is averaging the fewest goals in the league, and yet with all their off-season acquisitions they were supposed to be known for their offense. If Tocchet can bring more grit and if that translates to more wins, I could see him coaching here for a long time. Enjoy our content?
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