Penguins and Mike Sullivan agree to part ways

[Gregor Samsa]

Who will be worse next year- Pens, Boston, or Philly?

 

[The don godfather]

Rangers would be dumb not to give up this pick this year, there's no way you can even tempt fate giving a division rival a double chance at McKenna. But it's Chris Drury, so who knows

That was a bad trade . Jt Miller hitting 34 years old .

 

[The don godfather]

Who will be worse next year- Pens, Boston, or Philly?

I got the Bruins making the playoffs.

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Who will be worse next year- Pens, Boston, or Philly?

The Pens, Boston has the argument of some of their guys being hurt and having down years, Briere will be pretty aggressive I think to get Philly right meanwhile the Pens probably know they're basically cooked with their core and might shift to playing the youth.

 

[SEALBound]

Who will be worse next year- Pens, Boston, or Philly?

Yes.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

And they say miracles never happen. I can’t put into words how happy this makes me. There are just no words good enough to describe finally being free of the clutches of a dipshit Masshole that only cared to pander to one player at the detriment to the entire f***ing team and couldn’t understand what development meant if it slapped the shit out of him for an entire year.

Good riddance to this asshole and may the next fan base understand our pain when he Sullies your entire roster the only way he knows how.

Thanks Kindergarten Kyle.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Who will be worse next year- Pens, Boston, or Philly?

Well if the Rangers keep their pick this year, let’s hope Mike really does join the Rangers so the Pens can get a top 5 pick.

I think Philly bounces back.

It’s funny that apparently Torts is going to join the Rangers in a different role. It’s almost a guarantee Sullivan is joining his bff.

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

Well if the Rangers keep their pick this year, let’s hope Mike really does join the Rangers so the Pens can get a top 5 pick.

I think Philly bounces back.

It’s funny that apparently Torts is going to join the Rangers in a different role. It’s almost a guarantee Sullivan is joining his bff.

The dream team of Sullivan, Torts and Quinn back in NY

 

[Honour Over Glory]

The dream team of Sullivan, Torts and Quinn back in NY

Rangers fan nightmare I imagine. Lol

 

[PhysicalGraffiti]

It's all setting up for a bunch of moving around with no "new" coaches being hired.

Welcome back to Pittsburgh Dan Bylsma.

 

[Iwishihadaspacebar]

I got the Bruins making the playoffs.

This will probably get mocked but I'm thinking the same.

At the 1st March, before they pulled the plug, only 4 teams in the East had a better home record than the Bruins. Their away record was awful and dragged them down.

A summer of little goalie drama, picking up a few players (maybe even moving their draft pick for those players) and they'll be right there again.

 

[centipede2233]

Who will be worse next year- Pens, Boston, or Philly?

The team with the oldest core of the 3, penguins.

 

[Davenport]

(C) He was an UFA, their most tradeable asset and was highly likely to test the market.

He was a UFA, they couldn't afford to re-sign him - thanks to the added contract of Karlsson - and so they had to trade him.

 

[ITM]

No one, that's the point of rebuilding

So moving the youngest of the veteran core while retaining everyone else (and having added a veteran defenseman the year period) is demonstrative of rebuilding?

 

[Fatass]

If Guentzel is the cornerstone of your team you are a perpetual lottery team. He's like the 6th best player on TB and they are down 3-1 in the first round.

JG is a core player. But Hedman, Vassi, Kuch, and Point are more important for sure.

 

[ITM]

If Guentzel is the cornerstone of your team you are a perpetual lottery team. He's like the 6th best player on TB and they are down 3-1 in the first round.

In any transition from veteran contending team to a full rebuild, veteran leadership is still an important element. They don’t need to be Crosby/Malkin 2.0.

The point of my initial post being, even in this, Dubas is inverting process and outcome, where his outcome is realized in his process. There’s an inability to recognize need and right order. We experienced it in Toronto.

But I’ll leave your fanbase’s preferences alone. The penny will drop eventually.

 

[Zbynek]

One of the most important players in franchise history (Crosby) liked him after they won back-to-back Cups, which was in 2017. Since then, they have only won one(!) playoff series, and that was in 2018.

So for anyone claiming he's falling on the sword for this season... It's more management finally acknowledging that he isn't the right coach anymore. If we're being honest, he should have been dismissed after they lost to Montreal during the COVID year. So five years ago...

All that having been said, he did a tremendous job when he first took over. Whoever hires him will get a shot in the arm, granted they have the personnel.

This is a good summary of what happened with Sully. This move came many years too late, and most of us are surprised it happened at all. I'm sure he'll bring the Bruins or the Rags back to the playoffs next year and wish him the best.

But man, it is so good to finally move on here in Pittsburgh. I hope the Pens land Carle.

 

[wej20]

He was a UFA, they couldn't afford to re-sign him - thanks to the added contract of Karlsson - and so they had to trade him.

They could have made space for Guentzel.

 

[BHD]

This is a good summary of what happened with Sully. This move came many years too late, and most of us are surprised it happened at all. I'm sure he'll bring the Bruins or the Rags back to the playoffs next year and wish him the best.

But man, it is so good to finally move on here in Pittsburgh. I hope the Pens land Carle.

By the sounds of it, Carle isn't leaving Denver just yet. And even if he was, it wouldn't be for Pittsburgh.

 

[Kranix]

Did Sid veto Dubas firing Sullivan a year ago? If not, what is with Dubas' feigned concern for Crosby's approval?

 

[LOFIN]

Did Sid veto Dubas firing Sullivan a year ago? If not, what is with Dubas' feigned concern for Crosby's approval?

I think the general consensus has been that the Pittsburgh owners have vetoed firing Sullivan.

 

[Sidgeni Malkby]

Firing Sully...
For some reason it feels like being in a bad relationship so long that you don't know how to feel without it.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]