Confirmed with Link: Kyle Dubas named President of Hockey Operations

[Zbynek]

Did he just say "Sully can coach forever" ????????????????????????????

 

[Lust for Life]

Pretty sure we can all agree that the PoHO position is all but ceremonial

 

[Allie Kitsune]

...he just said Sully's gonna be here forever.

Let's hope he doesn't mean it.

 

[cookthebooks]

'no real expiration date on mike' does want to build long term and support the core and win now. press conference type of we are gonna do everything asnwer

 

[ColePens]

@HandshakeLine - how you gonna let @ThosePuckingPenguins outpost you for PoTD?

I need your instant sarcasm this very minute.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Good god it's so refreshing to listen to Dubas talk. He's just super articulate.

 

[3ladesof5teel]

Dubas has some work to do as this team's front office is in shambles IMO.

How long until Brett Hextall is also fired?

Not long, they have thier guys, soon this FO will that its Dubas team all up in it.

Might do some interviews just to run through protocol but the way these work its going to be his guys. Its shared philosophies on getting it done

 

[Lara Emily]

"Sully can coach forever" lol

He'll be gone by January if they're struggling

Pretty sure we can all agree that the PoHO position is all but ceremonial

Vacant is gonna be the most powerful GM while Dubas is just the (very) pretty face obvi

 

[Empoleon8771]

Breaking news: a coach with an amazing leaguewide reputation has an amazing leaguewide reputation

I don't know why people here suddenly thought that Sullivan had any chance of being fired. He's viewed as a premier coach in hockey and the core loves him. He's not going anywhere.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

"Sully can coach forever" lol

He'll be gone by January if they're struggling

Ooooh I'll take that bet.

 

[Zero Pucks]

Ok small confession part of me is happy because Dubas is like ridiculously adorable looking

He looks like a real life Funko doll.

 

[Andy99]

Too much Sullivan sweet talk. Ugh.

He has his mandate from FSG lol

 

[Zbynek]

Good god it's so refreshing to listen to Dubas talk. He's just super articulate.

Yea I do like what i'm hearing (besides the Sully forever a Penguin thing). It is refreshing to have a GM/POHO who is awake and alert of the NHL landscape.

Hextall was the literal antithesis of engaged.

 

[3ladesof5teel]

someone wake up rossi

He fell asleep on Peduto in the Shady Side by the waste management dumpster.

 

[TKalltheTime]

Good lord Yohe is such a f***ing marble-mouth f***ing putz… oof.

 

[MOGlLNY]

Congrats! Please stay away from Karmanos

*edit* who is also the guy who told Dubas he's an "analytics guy"

 

[Lara Emily]

He looks like a real life Funko doll.

He looks like Buddy Holly

 

[cookthebooks]

dubas with a great answer on the marriage between data and traditional scouting imo. all about using combo of both to support better decision making and will add more resources if they are required

 

[3ladesof5teel]

If they decide to have one at all, he slipped that in.

Well now at least we can make another topic on who the GM will be until July

 

[TKalltheTime]

Dubas must have wrote his plan on a fancy napkin.

Holy shit this guy wrote a plan in apple notes!!!!!!1!1!1! HIRED

 

[ZorkEnchanter]

"Sully can coach forever" lol

He'll be gone by January if they're struggling


Vacant is gonna be the most powerful GM while Dubas is just the (very) pretty face obvi

Yup. Nobody is going to take over an operation then torch the people who work there... come on peoples.

I'm decently impressed that they didn't hire someone who was connected to Pens. Now let's see what happens with personnel and draft.

I'm out on Sullivan but at least we have a much better GM. Now, he just needs to find a few more Granlunds and we are in really good shape : )

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

dubas with a great answer on the marriage between data and traditional scouting imo. all about using combo of both to support better decision making and will add more resources if they are required

Translation: This team's scouting/analytics is a f***ing jalopy and is about to get Ol Yeller'd.

(I hope)

 

[TKalltheTime]

Did he just say "Sully can coach forever" ????????????????????????????

Sooooo reading into what he said at Toronto EOY statements… sully is fired in 3 mins hahah

 

[Lara Emily]

Good lord Dubas is a real person

This is surreal

A real person is running the Pens

 

[cookthebooks]

he is a very likeable person and its refreshing to hear him answer questions after the prior regime