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

[66-30-33]

Bit of an update. Seems like they’re waiting on some candidates to interview until the playoffs are over. I think we might get an analytics hire as GM and an established ‘hockey guy’ as President of hockey ops.

Canes guy will be the GM.

 

[Le Magnifique 66]

Canes guy will be the GM.

I'm good with that

 

[The GM]

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.

If the concession staff got fresh brócoli and chili peppers we would have been fine

 

[The GM]

Do u guys know Sully is a sought after commodity?

BroadwayStorm​

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Gallant is a shitty coach. He is a dinosaur. Too much of a players coach. And this team right now needs some structure. It's too wild, there is no plan. Everyone freelances and turns the puck over, especially Panarin. There is no system for the kids to develop in. I hate it. I want Mike Sullivan or someone with an offensive background but more of a system. We need to put more pucks on net too. Or give an up and coming guy a shot. Not some college coach but a good young assistant with experience who knows modern hockey. Maybe something like that will get more out of the players.

If you are going to say f*** it to any defence, why not just bring in Bruce Boudreau

Consolation prize was Sergei Plotnikov. Which I'll cop to being pretty excited about at the time. Silly me. Homie just won his 2nd Gagarin Cup over in the KHL this year.

there was nothing wrong with plotnikov, it was all sulllivan for not giving him a chance

 

[Pens x]

If you are going to say f*** it to any defence, why not just bring in Bruce Boudreau

there was nothing wrong with plotnikov, it was all sulllivan for not giving him a chance

Plotnikov sucked

 

[TNT87]

I see the Milwaukee Bucks, who only 2 years ago won the NBA championship, fired their head coach after getting eliminated in the first-round despite being the #1 seed in the East. I figured they would at least give him five years of not winning a single playoff round to can him....

 

[Le Magnifique 66]

I see the Milwaukee Bucks, who only 2 years ago won the NBA championship, fired their head coach after getting eliminated in the first-round despite being the #1 seed in the East. I figured they would at least give him five years of not winning a single playoff round to can him....

It really makes no sense, hopefully with the new GM hired he can have the luxury of replacing MS. f*** him, like Sutter with Calagry and his 2 years left, just fire him and deal with it.

 

[The GM]

Plotnikov sucked

You must have not seen his youtube highlights

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

Plotnikov? What in the f***?

 

[Turin]

I see the Milwaukee Bucks, who only 2 years ago won the NBA championship, fired their head coach after getting eliminated in the first-round despite being the #1 seed in the East. I figured they would at least give him five years of not winning a single playoff round to can him....

NBA coaches are also way less impactful due to the nature of the game.

 

[eXile3]

NBA coaches are also way less impactful due to the nature of the game.

I don’t think NHL coaches have as much as impact as people believe. It’s not the NFL where there’s a ton of scheming and scripted plays.

I feel like NHL coaches set lineup’s, pick from probably less than a handful of systems that work in todays game, and motivate the players.

 

[Dennis Reynolds]

I still feel sad about Plotnikov. The guy wanted to be here so badly he bought himself out of his own contract in the KHL. That's serious commitment and the exact kind of character you want in the organization. He just couldn't hack it at this level.

 

[DesertedPenguin]

Both require subscriptions, and the stories are from two of this board's favorite reporters, but both Rossi and Kovacevic had updates on the GM search in the last 24 hours.

DK - Pittsburgh Steelers, Penguins, Pirates News, Live Coverage | DK Pittsburgh Sports

Rossi - Penguins keeping tight lid on GM search

Both say that the search is well underway. Interviews are taking place. DK says a search firm has been engaged, which is pretty common for a hands-off or new ownership group. Rossi speculates that FSG could be tapping Sullivan's network of contacts in the league just to canvas for interviews, but that Sullivan will not be involved in the final say of who is hired.

Both mention that whoever is named GM will be expected to head a robust analytics operation.

And they both say that FSG is keeping an extremely tight lid on the search. Neither offers hard confirmation of names involved, but DK notes that the Pens have candidates in mind still involved in the playoffs, and speculates that could include Kyle Dubas, Eric Tulsky, Jason Botterill, and Steve Greeley. He said nothing prevents anyone from being interviewed but it's easier to pull aside an assistant GM during the playoffs than someone running the show like Dubas.

 

[Josey Wales]

Both require subscriptions, and the stories are from two of this board's favorite reporters, but both Rossi and Kovacevic had updates on the GM search in the last 24 hours.

DK - Pittsburgh Steelers, Penguins, Pirates News, Live Coverage | DK Pittsburgh Sports

Rossi - Penguins keeping tight lid on GM search

Both say that the search is well underway. Interviews are taking place. DK says a search firm has been engaged, which is pretty common for a hands-off or new ownership group. Rossi speculates that FSG could be tapping Sullivan's network of contacts in the league just to canvas for interviews, but that Sullivan will not be involved in the final say of who is hired.

Both mention that whoever is named GM will be expected to head a robust analytics operation.

And they both say that FSG is keeping an extremely tight lid on the search. Neither offers hard confirmation of names involved, but DK notes that the Pens have candidates in mind still involved in the playoffs, and speculates that could include Kyle Dubas, Eric Tulsky, Jason Botterill, and Steve Greeley. He said nothing prevents anyone from being interviewed but it's easier to pull aside an assistant GM during the playoffs than someone running the show like Dubas.

SOOOOOO we are supposed to pay to know what we all know?? hahahaha

 

[Gurglesons]

Both require subscriptions, and the stories are from two of this board's favorite reporters, but both Rossi and Kovacevic had updates on the GM search in the last 24 hours.

DK - Pittsburgh Steelers, Penguins, Pirates News, Live Coverage | DK Pittsburgh Sports

Rossi - Penguins keeping tight lid on GM search

Both say that the search is well underway. Interviews are taking place. DK says a search firm has been engaged, which is pretty common for a hands-off or new ownership group. Rossi speculates that FSG could be tapping Sullivan's network of contacts in the league just to canvas for interviews, but that Sullivan will not be involved in the final say of who is hired.

Both mention that whoever is named GM will be expected to head a robust analytics operation.

And they both say that FSG is keeping an extremely tight lid on the search. Neither offers hard confirmation of names involved, but DK notes that the Pens have candidates in mind still involved in the playoffs, and speculates that could include Kyle Dubas, Eric Tulsky, Jason Botterill, and Steve Greeley. He said nothing prevents anyone from being interviewed but it's easier to pull aside an assistant GM during the playoffs than someone running the show like Dubas.

Imagine having FSG buy the Penguins a few years ago. Would've been very helpful.

 

[Turin]

I don’t think NHL coaches have as much as impact as people believe. It’s not the NFL where there’s a ton of scheming and scripted plays.

I feel like NHL coaches set lineup’s, pick from probably less than a handful of systems that work in todays game, and motivate the players.

They have less impact than NFL but way, way more than NBA.

 

[DesertedPenguin]

One more updates from Pierre LeBrun

 

[Josey Wales]

One more updates from Pierre LeBrun

Who's Zooming Who?

 

[DesertedPenguin]

Imagine having FSG buy the Penguins a few years ago. Would've been very helpful.

Ultimately they will be evaluated on their final decision, but people are getting a taste of how a modern pro sports franchise is run. There are always going to be owners in every sport who have deeper pockets and can just throw money at any problem. There are always going to be owners in every sport who rely on their good ol' boys network to hire people.

Mario Lemieux and Ron Burkle were part of the latter group. Mario had hockey connections. Burkle had political and business connections. They constantly tapped those networks to hire people on the business side and in hockey ops. Craig Patrick was well-established with the Penguins when Mario/Burkle took over. Ray Shero was a hockey lifer whose dad was in the game forever. Jim Rutherford was one of the most experienced GMs in hockey when he was hired. And Brian Burke/Ron Hextall were well-known commodities.

If you have a deep network, relying on those connections can work well. But if you're not growing and expanding your network, or if you're essentially ready to check out (like Mario and Burkle were), the network can fail you. That's what happened. The Penguins reportedly interviewed a number of younger GM candidates, including Chris Drury and Chris MacFarland, before hiring Hextall/Burke. They went with the old guard. It failed.

For all its faults, FSG has a reputation for consistently looking to evolve. It's why it prioritizes analytics in all of its sports. It leads to some unpopular decisions on the field, and while they spend money, they're not going to just throw money around. It's not sexy. There often aren't many leaks until late in the process, if at all. But it usually works out.

The proof will be in the final hire and the results, but I have more faith in this process than in previous ones.

Who's Zooming Who?

Zoom sessions for interviews are common in every industry at this point, especially white collar ones. It allows for the hiring organization to progress through the interviews faster rather than trying to arrange in-person meeting sessions for a dozen candidates.

 

[Josey Wales]

Ultimately they will be evaluated on their final decision, but people are getting a taste of how a modern pro sports franchise is run. There are always going to be owners in every sport who have deeper pockets and can just throw money at any problem. There are always going to be owners in every sport who rely on their good ol' boys network to hire people.

Mario Lemieux and Ron Burkle were part of the latter group. Mario had hockey connections. Burkle had political and business connections. They constantly tapped those networks to hire people on the business side and in hockey ops. Craig Patrick was well-established with the Penguins when Mario/Burkle took over. Ray Shero was a hockey lifer whose dad was in the game forever. Jim Rutherford was one of the most experienced GMs in hockey when he was hired. And Brian Burke/Ron Hextall were well-known commodities.

If you have a deep network, relying on those connections can work well. But if you're not growing and expanding your network, or if you're essentially ready to check out (like Mario and Burkle were), the network can fail you. That's what happened. The Penguins reportedly interviewed a number of younger GM candidates, including Chris Drury and Chris MacFarland, before hiring Hextall/Burke. They went with the old guard. It failed.

For all its faults, FSG has a reputation for consistently looking to evolve. It's why it prioritizes analytics in all of its sports. It leads to some unpopular decisions on the field, and while they spend money, they're not going to just throw money around. It's not sexy. There often aren't many leaks until late in the process, if at all. But it usually works out.

The proof will be in the final hire and the results, but I have more faith in this process than in previous ones.


Zoom sessions for interviews are common in every industry at this point, especially white collar ones. It allows for the hiring organization to progress through the interviews faster rather than trying to arrange in-person meeting sessions for a dozen candidates.

I know , There was a song named that long time ago in a far away land

 

[SomeDude]

So it’s confirmed they will interview people for the job. Riveting stuff.

 

[BusinessGoose]

So it’s confirmed they will interview people for the job. Riveting stuff.

I mean, it's the pens brought to you by FSG. I'm not sure interviews ARE a given with this group.

 

[SomeDude]

I mean, it's the pens brought to you by FSG. I'm not sure interviews ARE a given with this group.

I heard they want a computer hockey guy, so I sent them in a screen shot of my Eastside Hockey Manager career where I won 16 straight Cups..

 

[Andy99]

So it’s confirmed they will interview people for the job. Riveting stuff.

Well that’s news compared to the previous report that they were going to hand the job to Stan Bowman…lol

 

[Josey Wales]

Well that’s news compared to the previous report that they were going to hand the job to Stan Bowman…lol

Never said that