Are you Kidding Me?

Barry Melrose was fired as coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday.

That's right...the big hiring of this past offseason is already looking for a new job!!

16 games!!

16 freaking games is all the idiot owners gave him to turn it around.

They brought in like 2 new lines of players through trades and free agency and they apparently expect all those players (most of them overrated by the way) to gel right away and play as a team.

Apparently Dan Snyder owns this team since this is his wonderful philosophy...throw big money at free agents and trade away for overpriced talent and expect to win.

This is embarrassing for the NHL. How in the hell do you fire a guy 16 games into the season.

I could see it if the team was 0-16 or something. But they are 5-7-4 and only 8 points out of the division lead.

I just don't understand.

Rick Tocchet, recently a compulsive gambler, will take over as head coach for the Lightning. I am setting the over under at 30 games until he is fired!!

Verb's Thoughts:

I personally will take the under.