Who should take Barry Melrose's job at ESPN?

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ESPN's Future Sans Barry Melrose
Published 6/24/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Going Five Hole) at Sean Leahy's Going Five Hole
In my latest post over at Yahoo!'s Puck Daddy, I ask the question, "Who should take over for Barry Melrose at ESPN?"

The Bag Skate: Bettman in the Dark on DelBaggio Loan
Published 6/24/2008 by Eric McErlain at FanHouse
Filed under: Tampa Bay, General NHL, Flyers, Maple Leafs, Capitals, Predators, Flames, Wild, Canucks, Kings, NHL Rumors, International HockeyHere's a new feature I've been resisting for a while here at FanHouse, but with the offseason upon us I feel as if we have no choice. Welcome to The Bag Skate, FanHouse's afternoon roundup of everything that's happening on a typical offseason weekday. Why The Bag Skate? Because it's Summertime and you'd probably rather be doing just about anything else than writing about hockey with weather this beautiful. Now, might one be able to say that we're ...

ray sHERO
Published 6/25/2008 by Pensblog Staff (noreply@blogger.com) at The Pensblog
... him being a late pick in the draft. He has a page on [ HockeyDB ]. We don't. Barry Melrose has been hired by the Lightning to be their new head coach. [ TSN ] He mentioned that Rick Tocchet will be on his coaching staff. But the biggest residual effect of this hiring will come in the form of NHL's place on ESPN. Even for a non-hockey fan, Melrose was known as the NHL's ambassador to the viewing public. [ Puck Daddy ] looked at possible replacements for Melrose. The move comes in a series of ...

Mini Pony of the Day 6-25-08
Published 6/25/2008 by tecmo (noreply@blogger.com) at Pittsburgh Sports and Mini Ponies
... a bunch. If you're not mentioned, a digital fist bump goes your way. Thumbelina, the mini pony in the picture, sponsors today's links: Pogo Balls are unreal. [ Deuce of Davenport ] That link gives me permission to mention this video. I plan on doing this in Union Square. [ Youtube ] Hockey on ESPN will suffer without Barry Melrose, but this was a classy send-off. [ Awful Announcing ] Who will replace The Mullet at tWWL? [ Sean from Going Five Hole on Puck Daddy ] There are always players on other teams that you can't not like. Clinton Portis is one ...

Blog-O-Rama: Spend The Day with Natalie Gulbis
Published 6/25/2008 by jason at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... IDIOTS ON SPORTS forget how loud women’s tennis can be, as they grunt along with Francesca Schiavone& Tamira Paszek . • The DENVER POST is saddened to report on the passing of Joe Iacino , the local soft drink distributor who came up with the Broncos’ “Orange Crush” nickname . • MERKIN SPORTS isn’t sold on this TV commercial for Los Angeles Kings player figurines . • With Barry Melrose leaving for the Lightning , PUCK DADDY tries to find ESPN a new hockey analyst .

Matthew Barnaby: ESPN's Replacement for Barry Melrose?
Published 7/27/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Going Five Hole) at Sean Leahy's Going Five Hole
... Barnaby, who makes the occasional appearance on TSN, noted he was going to meet with ESPN executives about the open position as lead NHL analyst with the WorldWide Leader. I did a poll over at Puck Daddy about who should replace Barry Melrose as the puck-talking head over at ESPN. While Barnaby wasn't included as one of the choices, he is an interesting option. He's definitely an out-spoken character with plenty of NHL experience, but I just don't see ESPN selecting him. It does baffle me why the need for a big NHL analyst on a network that barely covers the sport anyway. ...

ESPN...Why Bother With A Hockey Guy?
Published 7/27/2008 by Stevens8204 (noreply@blogger.com) at payday loan without faxing
... Okay fair enough! Barnaby is actually well versed...I listened to all of the interview on LCS. However, I just do not think he really has the ability to jump into a lead analyst role. Honestly the Puck Daddy poll (great job Sean) reinforced one thing to me. Maybe ESPN should just avoid having an analyst even though they will ultimately hire one. They just do not do hockey justice enough. Honestly the NHL really deserves much better than that. Even if Gary Bettman is still commish, it still has earned much better than a token appearance on the "worldwide" leader in sports. ...

Matt Barnaby -- of All People -- to Replace Melrose at ESPN?
Published 7/28/2008 by Kevin (noreply@blogger.com) at Barry Melrose Rocks
... There hasn't been much serious talk regarding who will fill the shoes (and hair) of Barry Melrose at ESPN. Of course the blogosphere has been a buzz trying to guess and set odds for the whole thing, but there has yet to be much about who ESPN would be interviewing/hiring. ...

Matthew Barnaby to Join ESPN
Published 9/19/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Going Five Hole) at Sean Leahy's Going Five Hole
... A decision was expected to be made soon with the NHL season set to begin two weeks from Saturday. Rumors swirled after Melrose's departure from Tampa in June as to who would replace the long-time face of hockey on the WorldWide Leader. ...