Confirmed with Link: It's Started! (Management firings)

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

Rossi capering around telling everyone that "outside" journalists have no clue when they regularly beat him and the other local bozos to the punch by sometimes days on any given story is high comedy, indeed.

 

[Malkinstheman]

Hello Pens fans, Is the expectation at this point Sullivan will be kept with new management?

Sullivan's probably staying for atleast another year. He has an extension kicking in after this next season and the team seems to love him for whatever reason

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

Sullivan's probably staying for atleast another year. He has an extension kicking in after this next season and the team seems to love him for whatever reason

No no no... haven't you heard? The next GM will definitely be allowed to "honestly assess" the coaching position and it really is on the table that he could be let go. Really... it is! That's totally a thing that could happen! And very well might!

You'll see!

 

[Buddy Bizarre]

Hello Pens fans, Is the expectation at this point Sullivan will be kept with new management?

Yes, Sullivan will be around for the critical decision to start the first game of the season whether to go with Jake/Sid/Rust or Jake/Sid/Rust

It's quite the conundrum

 

[molon labe]

It has been 1,837 days since Sullivan last coached a winning round in the playoffs.

 

[Gurglesons]

Hello Pens fans, Is the expectation at this point Sullivan will be kept with new management?

He got outcoached by Gallant. Why would you want him?

 

[Pens1566]

Everyone wanted Mario’s input. This sounds like his input.



Have a feeling none has any clue what’s going on.

Lol, Rossi is the Penguins version of Q.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

He got outcoached by Gallant. Why would you want him?

I think Drury is the one who wants him lol

 

[Andy99]

I think Drury is the one who wants him lol

Most on this board would be more than happy to trade you guys Sullivan lol

 

[ThosePuckingPenguins]

Lol, Rossi is the Penguins version of Q.

I don’t disagree but I also don’t think the rinkside reporter for the Blues would have any inside information out of FSG on who they’re going to hire.

 

[DesertedPenguin]

If that happens and it’s awful, Sullivan will never be fired lol..they’re picking a GM who won’t independently assess the coaching staff and deliberately so

Has nothing to do with Sullivan and everything to do with a guy who covered up sexual assault, enabling further instances of assault to occur.

Bowman should be blackballed from professional hockey.

He got outcoached by Gallant. Why would you want him?

Now we're just making stuff up. Sullivan ran circles around Gallant last year. The Penguins were severely outplayed by the Rangers in the regular season - remember Shesterkin's wave goodbye? - and then dominated play for most of the series.

If DeSmith never gets hurt and they don't lose Sid for a game and a half, the Penguins win in six.

 

[Josey Wales]

Lol, Rossi is the Penguins version of Q.

No He is Just a Moron & he doesn't know his dick from his elbow & is butthurt

Everyone wanted Mario’s input. This sounds like his input.



Have a feeling none has any clue what’s going on.

Andy Strickland is not very bright if he thinks they will hire the Son because of His Daddy

 

[Gurglesons]

Has nothing to do with Sullivan and everything to do with a guy who covered up sexual assault, enabling further instances of assault to occur.

Bowman should be blackballed from professional hockey.


Now we're just making stuff up. Sullivan ran circles around Gallant last year. The Penguins were severely outplayed by the Rangers in the regular season - remember Shesterkin's wave goodbye? - and then dominated play for most of the series.

If DeSmith never gets hurt and they don't lose Sid for a game and a half, the Penguins win in six.

Usually dominate teams don’t blow a 3-1 lead.

 

[Deport Ogie]

Sure, we need something to talk about but can we also maybe stop and consider for a few seconds....what history does THIS administration have with the Bowman family exactly? Mario as an (apparently) not participating minority owner is the only one who actually has history with the Bowman's and they got on so well Scotty skipped town rather than continue.

 

[Buddy Bizarre]

It has been 1,837 days since Sullivan last coached a winning round in the playoffs.

And yet some people think he's not the problem. Grand times

 

[McGroarty2]

It has been 1,837 days since Sullivan last coached a winning round in the playoffs.

Sounds like a Sinead O'Connor song.

 

[Pancakes]

I really don't get the idea that nobody would want to be the GM of the Penguins.

You can go even simpler than this. The reason someone would want the GM job of the Penguins is there's only 32 NHL GM jobs in the league.

That alone is reason enough. There's tons of qualified people out there that would kill for the opportunity.

 

[3074326]

It has been 1,837 days since Sullivan last coached a winning round in the playoffs.

I was still in my 20s. I'm 35.

 

[Andy99]

All these articles out about how Gallant is on the hot seat, that he didn’t make adjustments and didn’t put his talent in positions to win lol…The Hockey Guy even mentioned “Gallant may be out” in his news video today…and yet Mike Sullivan blows a lead in the POs, fails to make adjustments too and is even worse at putting players in a position to succeed (see 2020 POs) and he not only has kept his job for years but he must be signed to a three year contract extension….and everyone continues to rave about him lol

 

[Pens x]

I don’t think anyone, including FSG, knows what’s going on with the team.

 

[FSGDontScrewUp]

I really don't get the idea that nobody would want to be the GM of the Penguins.

- Entirely dysfunctional organizations like the Coyotes end up having plenty of candidates to choose from.
- Teams with tight budgets, like the Senators, end up having plenty of candidates to choose from.
- The Blackhawks, after all the scandals, had some of the same names we're hoping for here (such as Eric Tulsky, from Carolina) interview with them.
- Anyone who wants to be a GM has a bit of an ego to begin with, so anyone who wants that job is likely to also think that they are the one who could turn around the Penguins, especially if they're starting with a core of players that are still playing at star-levels, rather than having to execute a ground-up rebuild.

I get that people are pessimistic around here these days, but the idea that nobody would want the job is just utterly absurd.

There are only 32 GM jobs, so people can't be too picky. But if you're good, you don't just take the first offer. Pittsburgh is different from Chicago, Arizona, or Ottawa. The problem in Pittsburgh is the GM has to do what Crosby wants, so someone like Tulsky might not be able to use their strategy and might look bad because of outside pressure. The problem in those other markets was their history.

Getting Tulsky on board would be awesome, but let's be real, it might not happen. So, hopefully FSG is thinking about finding a rising star who's got Tulsky vibes but hasn't established themselves yet. We can poach them from another team by offering them a promotion to be a VP or AGM for us and then groom them.

The plan is to get a seasoned GM or president to take them under their wing and show them the ropes, prepping them for a future GM role. This kind of thing has worked before – just look at how Toronto did it with Dubas and Shannahan. Carolina's probably doing the same with Tulsky right now.

FSG needs to focus on discovering a hidden gem and giving them the support they need to become a leader for us in the future if they're not ready to put a progressive at the helm now.

 

[HandshakeLine]

I don’t know about others. But I’m not falling on the sword for them. I was just explaining that there will always be a huge part of the fan base that will see new ownership as absentee. It doesn’t matter if they delivered Pittsburgh 4 or 5 straight cups. The fact that when it goes bad again for a season or two and/or if there is a bad signing, or in the more immediate for this team they don’t solve all this teams problems in one off season… that group of the fan base will be pissed and frustrated because there wont a face in a ownership box they can point and yell at.

Which is fine? I’m sure FSG doesn’t care. That’s the perk of corporate ownership.

But if they’re not particularly reactive to on-ice problems, I don’t really get how they’re not absentee. It’s fine to say “give them time.” But I don’t get giving them props for something they haven’t done yet.

 

[Turin]

Has nothing to do with Sullivan and everything to do with a guy who covered up sexual assault, enabling further instances of assault to occur.

Bowman should be blackballed from professional hockey.


Now we're just making stuff up. Sullivan ran circles around Gallant last year. The Penguins were severely outplayed by the Rangers in the regular season - remember Shesterkin's wave goodbye? - and then dominated play for most of the series.

If DeSmith never gets hurt and they don't lose Sid for a game and a half, the Penguins win in six.

Pixies has been making stuff up and rewriting history since January regarding Sullivan.

All these articles out about how Gallant is on the hot seat, that he didn’t make adjustments and didn’t put his talent in positions to win lol…The Hockey Guy even mentioned “Gallant may be out” in his news video today…and yet Mike Sullivan blows a lead in the POs, fails to make adjustments too and is even worse at putting players in a position to succeed (see 2020 POs) and he not only has kept his job for years but he must be signed to a three year contract extension….and everyone continues to rave about him lol

Because the Rangers have been dominated 5 on 5 in two straight playoffs despite the GM spending big each deadline.

 

[Pancakes]

I don't expect FSG to sign someone like Bowman.

FSG imo is going to lean in a new direction. Someone like Tulsky or even someone from outside of hockey circles.

 

[eXile3]

Where's the Bowman crap coming from? I hope to God not a legit source.