To Tampa or Not to Tampa — That is the Mulleted Question

I’m a little late on this, and I apologize, but it’s really because I’ve been trying to figure out how to cover this. The truth is that I have no idea. But here goes anyway.

Rumors are flying wild about a potential move for the Mullet to ESPN. The key word there is ‘potential’. That’s because the folks in Tampa who want to hire Melrose, well, they don’t even work for the team yet. So right now, even though the web is alive with tales of the Mullet returning to an NHL bench near you, it’s far from settled.

It’s so up in the air at this point that the Mullet Himself is still talking as a happy and content ESPN employee. But (and it’s a big one) he is not shy about his interest in going back behind the bench, all of which can be seen in the video attached to this post.

So who are we to believe — Multiple sources or the Man, the Legend?

Many times, the sources are right and the accused is only trying to leave their current employer as smoothly as possible. We see this in regards to coaching moves all the time. On the other hand, there’s no better source than Barry Melrose.

Right now, I’m just shrugging my shoulders and preparing for the Tampa Bay edition of ‘Barry Melrose Rocks’. 75% less John Tortorella and 43% more silver and black. But best of all, hockey in a tropical climate. _uacct = “UA-1868762-1”; urchinTracker();