Confirmed with Link: Penguins and Mike Sullivan part ways

[Empoleon8771]

"Overall very successful tenure" might be a stretch.

If I'm doing my math right he what, missed the playoffs for three straight years and didn't get out of the first round of the playoffs for the three years before that.

Was he a good coach yes, was he here way too long, absolutely. This is a team that squandered a few years between the cups and when the bottom completely fell out by keeping a coach whose brand had gotten stale a long time ago.

Lmao the Penguins won 2 cups with him as the coach. There is zero way you can call that anything but "overall very successful tenure".

He wore his welcome out and should have been fired years ago. That doesn't mean he wasn't the best coach this organization has had in its entire history.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

"Overall very successful tenure" might be a stretch.

If I'm doing my math right he what, missed the playoffs for three straight years and didn't get out of the first round of the playoffs for the three years before that.

Was he a good coach yes, was he here way too long, absolutely. This is a team that squandered a few years between the cups and when the bottom completely fell out by keeping a coach whose brand had gotten stale a long time ago.

The guy won back to back cups. Twist it any way you like, it was a successful tenure. He should have left after we lost to the Habs though.

 

[Ulf5]

I don’t buy that Sullivan went in with a bunch of demands but I do buy that his vision for this team’s future (try to compete right away) and Dubas’s vision for the team’s future (continue to rebuild with a long term outlook) were different and both decided it was best to move on.

I believe Dubas felt it was time to move on. Out of respect for Mike and his accomplishments, he didn't outright fire him. Just says it's a mutual parting of ways. But Dubas fired him.

 

[Ugene Magic]

Nah, Sully is gonna go coach his son-in-law in bean-town.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

I think it's perfectly fair to use one's entire body of work to assess their ability.

Again... this is a guy that everyone insists is a hockey guru. Not just some coach but one of the best in his field.

I think that's always been a hilarious assertion.

 

[Le Magnifique 66]

It's a great day for hockey!!!

 

[IcedCapp]

The sun will come out, tomorrow

bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow, there'll be sun

Just thinkin about tomorrow

clears away the cobwebs and the sorrow, til there's none

When I'm stuck with a day that's grey, and lonely

I just stick up my chin and grin, and say...



The sun'll come out tomorrow, so you gotta hang on til tomorrow

Come what may

Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love ya, tomorrow

You're always a day away.

 

[GilbertSeinfeld]

Pens are going to hire Torts.

 

[MeinerEiner]

Dubas speaking at noon, is that right?

 

[SEALBound]

Just guessing but I imagine Sullivan wanted to move on to other things but you don't want to leave and make it look like you're a "quitter". So you go into the meeting making demands that you 100% know are not in alignment with Dubas and the team and thus, there's mutual agreement to part ways so he can go to the Rags.

I mean, that's hardly unusual in the business world. My last office admin came in and demanded full salary but a reduced 30hr work week where actual work completed is based solely on her schedule, to where there was "no promise that it's during normal business hours". She also wanted not to be accountable for Manager-level requests. Frankly, it was bizarre. She threatened to quit and was maybe looking for that last "no! wait!" but it never came. She gave her two weeks notice and "quit" after 4 days. That following Monday she announced she was the new office manager at her brother-in-laws tire shop. So yeah, she knew she was leaving and already had something lined up. Really odd way to end the relationship but I wished her well. The younger gal who replaced her is much more capable so...yay.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

My head canon is going to be that Mike Sullivan marched into KD's office and demanded that they strip Crosby of the C and give it to Rust.

 

[IcedCapp]

My head canon is going to be that Mike Sullivan marched into KD's office and demanded that they strip Crosby of the C and give it to Rust.

*Harkins

 

[Jag68Sid87]

Happy days are here again,
The skies above are clear again,
Let us sing a song of cheer again,
Happy days are here again!

 

[Trade]

Would be shocked if he wasn't coaching the Rags next year, but HELLLLL YEEEEEEEEEEAH

As others have said, he should've been canned after losing to MTL - but better late than never.

Will always appreciate that he helped orchestrate the best sports achievement I've personally witnessed, the Penguins accomplishments in '16 and '17. Those memories will follow me to the grave.

Sully will likely excel somewhere else, but when you boil it down to the facts, it's been clear as day for a long time he needed to go.

ZERO PLAYOFF ROUNDS WON SINCE SIDNEY CROSBY WAS 30 YEARS OLD

 

[Ugene Magic]

I'd be down for Tocchet coming in to coach.

He's used to dealing with startup teams and decent core-oriented teams.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

*Harkins

If I were smart enough to have saved that picture of Sullivan looking like Harkins' proud father I would post it here.

 

[K Fleur]

Crosby is about to name himself the first player/coach in franchise history.

Making @Honour Over Glory and @Big Friggin Dummy ’s hearts explode at the same time.

 

[HandshakeLine]

f***ING FINALLY.

 

[Icarium]

Just finished watching the recording of the Kings game... let's just say I needed this bit of good news badly.

 

[HandshakeLine]

Anyhow, I don't even care who we hire or if they're terrible or not. I'm just happy to no longer watch Sullivan Hockey (tm).

 

[Goalie_Bob]

Been way too long but I’m glad to see it. Most important thing now is to find a guy who can coach young players and develop them.

 

[eXile3]

sully gonna go to NYR and our 1st is gonna be 28th lol

I could see that happening. One year removed from a Presidents trophy.

 

[SEALBound]

Nah, Sully is gonna go coach his son-in-law in bean-town.

You know Sullivan is a capable coach when you're rooting for him to go to Beantown instead of the Big Apple because you know he can potentially turn that Rag tag group around.

 

[HandshakeLine]

It'll be interesting to see what the team does with a clean slate for next season. I'm annoyed that Dubas waited this long, but at least it's a positive step towards figuring out what to do with this team.

 

[Nakawick]

Sullivan still had another good 5 years in him, Pens pullled the plug too soon.