Mitchmac33 103 Report post Posted June 9, 2009 I turned the tv on and went to ESPN and Barry Melsrose comes on within five minutes. Wearing a gold and black tie, he and whoever was representing ESPN (some girl i've never seen before) were talkin ALL about pitt. what pitt has to do to win, how crummy they've been playin, how bad crosby has been. nothing about the wings d shutting them down or anything about the wings at all. They even brought up the fact that the wings are older and the penguins can wear them down. It's almost as if Detroit being up 3-2 is a fluke. it's soooo annoying. anyone else see it? Oh and they said, "hopefully pitt doesn't like to lose and will win tonight." Not too descrete huh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RedWingsRox 614 Report post Posted June 9, 2009 Funny cuz Melrose picked the Wings to win in 6. Expert's Picks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hooon 1,089 Report post Posted June 9, 2009 i prefer it this way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zion 93 Report post Posted June 9, 2009 Just trying to "sell" the game with what little coverage ESPN allows. I remember Melrose picking them in 6 again... don't sweat it. It's ESPN. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zata20 4 Report post Posted June 9, 2009 (edited) He gave his honest unbiased opinion. The reason he would like a game 7 is because he is a hockey fan, and any hockey fan (not of Detroit) would want a game 7 as well. He also said he does think that Detroit wins tonight. I don't see anything wrong with that. Edit: I'm not sure what he said on T.V.. I just saw a clip on espn.com, and he actually commended Z and Pav on the work they have done on Crosby. Edited June 9, 2009 by zata20 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mitchmac33 103 Report post Posted June 9, 2009 (edited) He gave his honest unbiased opinion. The reason he would like a game 7 is because he is a hockey fan, and any hockey fan (not of Detroit) would want a game 7 as well. He also said he does think that Detroit wins tonight. I don't see anything wrong with that. Edit: I'm not sure what he said on T.V.. I just saw a clip on espn.com, and he actually commended Z and Pav on the work they have done on Crosby. naw it didnt' show that on t.v. and i'm not too worried about it, just annoyed how everything is so pro penguins. even last year, "oh malkin had the flu" it wasn't the fact that detroit shut him down like they are crosby this year. and you're right on the hockey fan tho, cuz whenever the wings aren't in it i always want it to go 7 Edited June 9, 2009 by Mitchmac33 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dano33 41 Report post Posted June 9, 2009 I guess you missed the part where Melrose said the only way Pit wins tonight is if the wings take too many penalties. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingedone 0 Report post Posted June 9, 2009 http://espn.go.com/nhl/ Check out melrose on video and on the podcast below it. He's going Wings all the way. Felt the Wings veterans feel they let Pitt off the hook and want to close it tonight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DyingAlive 27 Report post Posted June 9, 2009 Relax on his tie, he was not talking all about Pitt, he was talking about Dats and said how he thought Detroit would close it out. Some people are so extra sensitive to anything negative about the Wings, relax. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris L 0 Report post Posted June 9, 2009 I turned the tv on and went to ESPN and Barry Melsrose comes on within five minutes. Wearing a gold and black tie, he and whoever was representing ESPN (some girl i've never seen before) were talkin ALL about pitt. what pitt has to do to win, how crummy they've been playin, how bad crosby has been. nothing about the wings d shutting them down or anything about the wings at all. They even brought up the fact that the wings are older and the penguins can wear them down. It's almost as if Detroit being up 3-2 is a fluke. it's soooo annoying. anyone else see it? Oh and they said, "hopefully pitt doesn't like to lose and will win tonight." Not too descrete huh Barry's still pissed about coaching the Adirondack Red Wings and then being passed up for the head coach job by Scotty Bowman. He's always had a dislike for the Wings since then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
servo 15 Report post Posted June 9, 2009 Barry's still pissed about coaching the Adirondack Red Wings and then being passed up for the head coach job by Scotty Bowman. He's always had a dislike for the Wings since then. I really believe he is over that. He is now too concerned with hating Tampa Bay. Being passed up for the greatest coach of all time is alot different than being fired from an NHL team. That one will stick for a long long time! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris L 0 Report post Posted June 9, 2009 I really believe he is over that. He is now too concerned with hating Tampa Bay. Being passed up for the greatest coach of all time is alot different than being fired from an NHL team. That one will stick for a long long time! LOL good point. Bolts hate over Wings hate. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
10 Minute Misconduct 104 Report post Posted June 9, 2009 lol Melrose has been bigging up the Wings for the hole post season, picking them to win the cup at the start. this posters an idiot. talka bout being selective. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Shoreline Report post Posted June 9, 2009 (edited) lol Melrose has been bigging up the Wings for the hole post season, picking them to win the cup at the start. this posters an idiot. talka bout being selective. This is actually how reactionary and selectively so many Wings fans here are. Edited June 9, 2009 by Shoreline Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cusimano_brothers 1,655 Report post Posted June 9, 2009 Barry's still pissed about coaching the Adirondack Red Wings and then being passed up for the head coach job by Scotty Bowman. He's always had a dislike for the Wings since then. Mr. Melrose's first season as Head Coach of Los Angeles was 1992–93, being with Adirondack the previous season. Mr. Bowman's first season as Head Coach of Detroit was 1993–94, being with Pittsburgh the previous season. If you were the head of the DRW then, with a choice of one of those two as your new Head Coach, who would you choose? Mr. Melrose drove the first screw. Detroit drove the final one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vladifan 680 Report post Posted June 9, 2009 Everything I've read today says the Pens should take it tonight. Even the odds favor them. I guess we could have expected that. I hope someone in the Wings' organization is finding all this stuff that says they can't/shouldn't win tonight and pasting it all over their locker room. Thing is, they knew they had to win the last one. Do they know they have to win this one too? That's when they play their best. But you all knew that. I'm just yappin' out of nerves. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ladsud2002 0 Report post Posted June 9, 2009 If the Wings need to be pasting motivation all over the locker room tonight then there is a problem. What more motivation do you need than knowing you can hoist the Cup tonight? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Selke13 0 Report post Posted June 9, 2009 i saw that too, thought he was somewhat complementary of z and dats too. he did predict the wings to win tonight...which made me nervous Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Selke13 0 Report post Posted June 9, 2009 i saw that too, thought he was somewhat complementary of z and dats too. he did predict the wings to win tonight...which made me nervous Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jake Ryan 1 Report post Posted June 9, 2009 Barry's got the best job on the planet. Nobody dislikes the guy, and he gets to make money by giving opinions. How awesome is that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vlady91 0 Report post Posted June 9, 2009 Im not surprised at all!! You think that was bad, did you see NHL on the FLY on the NHL Network? It was pretty bad and sum it all up one "expert" said the extra day off would actually hurt the Wings cause it would give them too much time off to think about it. Some of this is becoming a joke. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yzerman#19 17 Report post Posted June 10, 2009 (edited) Im not surprised at all!! You think that was bad, did you see NHL on the FLY on the NHL Network? It was pretty bad and sum it all up one "expert" said the extra day off would actually hurt the Wings cause it would give them too much time off to think about it. Some of this is becoming a joke. I watched that. What do you expect from a guy like Dave Reid? He played for the Av's & the Stars from '97-'01. I'm sure he freaking hates the Wings. Wings in 6. Edited June 10, 2009 by Yzerman#19 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
