tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518202653898886981.post2615068351468323598..comments2024-03-27T23:29:08.366-04:00Comments on Down Goes Brown: The time Islanders coach Mike Milbury decided it would be a good idea to try to intimidate Wendel Clark: An excerpt from "The Best Seat In The House"Down Goes Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10150805735008417848noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518202653898886981.post-57664497530785325842012-12-17T14:43:59.335-05:002012-12-17T14:43:59.335-05:00And Rick DiPietro.And Rick DiPietro.Rick Jennereatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518202653898886981.post-34075533655055680432012-12-17T14:42:27.297-05:002012-12-17T14:42:27.297-05:00He's probably the only gm who's had to fir...He's probably the only gm who's had to fire himself as a coach twice.Rick Jennereatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518202653898886981.post-18671621874703436402012-10-16T14:46:25.111-04:002012-10-16T14:46:25.111-04:00Whatever happened to Roberto Luongo anyway? :shrug...Whatever happened to Roberto Luongo anyway? :shrugAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15549570398196667312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518202653898886981.post-21864997759485070402012-10-16T00:03:24.626-04:002012-10-16T00:03:24.626-04:00McLennan has to work with Milbury nowadays, so it ...McLennan has to work with Milbury nowadays, so it pays to tread carefully. Lord knows he doesn't have much reason to otherwise - McLennan was an Islander when he contracted (and nearly died from) meningitis, and Milbury decided not to renew his contract a couple of months later.<br /><br />You know, because Eric Fichaud, Tommy Salo, and Tommy Soderstrom were such a fearsome trio.nightflynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518202653898886981.post-23373174576741283242012-10-15T04:03:35.657-04:002012-10-15T04:03:35.657-04:00Wendel Clark - awesome. I have followed this blog ...Wendel Clark - awesome. I have followed this blog long enough to learn that. <br /><br />However, the author remembers exactly what was said by Milbury, yet doesn't recall what Clark said two seconds later? <br /><br />I think that the author is being discreet. Shame as I love those sorts of insights.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518202653898886981.post-67676323095203056562012-10-14T09:07:26.067-04:002012-10-14T09:07:26.067-04:00What are you guys talking about? That's some ...What are you guys talking about? That's some great coaching. "Stop Gretzky!" "Score more goals!" "You gotta stop the pucks!" If the team had just followed his sage wisdom, they would have won.Back in Blacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518202653898886981.post-44481027688648600212012-10-14T01:42:29.388-04:002012-10-14T01:42:29.388-04:00or beat milbury with his shoeor beat milbury with his shoeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518202653898886981.post-74517917093802591712012-10-13T11:30:51.974-04:002012-10-13T11:30:51.974-04:00he's pretty good at beating up little kids at ...he's pretty good at beating up little kids at his sons little league games. although i still stand by him that he thought it was Pierre McGuire same height and weightAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518202653898886981.post-81021015937105764582012-10-12T23:32:50.052-04:002012-10-12T23:32:50.052-04:00So, this is, like, proof that Milbury didn't j...So, this is, like, proof that Milbury didn't just forget what hockey was about when he started broadcasting, but rather has never had a clue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518202653898886981.post-62833429305998397742012-10-12T16:31:03.333-04:002012-10-12T16:31:03.333-04:00Shorter Down Goes Brown: "I love Wendel Clark...Shorter Down Goes Brown: "I love Wendel Clark... and I want all of you to love him, too."<br /><br />Of course, it still worked. Thank you, Wendel Clark, for helping us to laugh about Mike Milbury. Again.nightflynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518202653898886981.post-91566175122508074572012-10-12T16:30:21.849-04:002012-10-12T16:30:21.849-04:00Let's not forget also how "good" a b...Let's not forget also how "good" a broadcaster he is...<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518202653898886981.post-23473900774451048062012-10-12T16:19:34.710-04:002012-10-12T16:19:34.710-04:00Milbury is a turd. Plain and simple. I would hav...Milbury is a turd. Plain and simple. I would have loved the story a little more if Wendel had chosen to kick the snot out of Milbury and then walk out of the room to resume his stretches, leaving Milbury on the "seat of his pants. TKO."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518202653898886981.post-54787400151938894732012-10-12T15:50:05.657-04:002012-10-12T15:50:05.657-04:00So not only was he the WORST GM in the history of ...So not only was he the WORST GM in the history of the sport, but his game planning as a coach stunk too! Who does he have photos of that they keep putting out there as an expert!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com