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Tale of the Tape: Barry Melrose vs. Matt Barnaby
With the news today that the Matt Barnaby-to-ESPN thing is almost official, I think it's time to welcome our newest Non-Mulleted Television Commentator Overload. While I know it's going to be a long, hard road towards acceptance -- hey, those are some big shoes to fill -- I'm confident that ...
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IllegalCurve.com — Matthew Barnaby is taking Barry Melrose’s place on ESPN, so Melrose Rocks has a tale of the tape. Teemu Selanne has signed a pro try contract with the Ducks. (Writer’s note: He obviously just wants to play and is waiting the Schenider trade out while skating with the team in the process. Although its funny how Schneider is under contract and isn’t at camp and Selanne isn’t but is.) Alexander Semin hates the media. Allan Muir of SI expects the NHL to expand into Canada before ...

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