Matthew Barnaby

As tough a season as Nikolai Khabibulin has had for the Blackhawks, the Edmonton Oilers could be challenging for the Western Conference lead if he were wearing their blue and orange. The Oilers have struggled all season with goaltending that has been...

The Blackhawks normally get themselves in trouble when they are in the penalty box too much. The problem Tuesday night was the Hawks having too many power plays. They wasted 11 power-play opportunities through the first two periods and gave up a short-...

Interesting tidbit from our friends at Going Five Hole about former Ranger Matthew Barnaby possibly being in the mix for the ESPN analyst role vacated by Barry Melrose. Even though ESPN does not carry live NHL games, its analyst gig......

Matthew Barnaby evidently is headed to Bristol to replace Barry Melrose as ESPN's lead studio analyst for the NHL. Barnaby, whose name came up early in the discussion, is a fine choice. But he should go with the mullet look......

One more thing . . . ESPN will announce today that Matthew Barnaby will succeed Barry Melrose as its NHL studio analyst, a development The Buffalo News reported last month. Barnaby will debut on SportsCenter Oct. 8 and usually appear......

The Lightning fired Barry Melrose?! Huh? I was just working on getting used to Matthew Barnaby in the ESPN studio. This is weird. Beyond weird. (Speaking of weird, it appears based on the above link that the St. Petersburg Times'......

By the way, Barry Horn was right: Barry Melrose is headed back to ESPN. Not sure of the details yet, and not sure what if anything this means for Matthew Barnaby. Have think of something to write about Plax for......