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Naw but I made sure everyone knew about it.Did you get fired?
Naw but I made sure everyone knew about it.Did you get fired?
Do not understand the fascination with Tocchet.
Mike didn't invent shit, what he did was have a staff that pushed back and they collaborated on winning 2 cups and then when he was left to his vices, Sullivan let that get into his head that he was great and greatness achieved was all him and so he refused to adjust, adapt, then he started to refuse to put issues aside to coach the team when he started to act like a whiny little f***ing bitch about Reaves and Cole and then the team started the decline with how he wanted to use the roster year after year.Yeah that seems... uh... thin.
This idea that Mike Sullivan re-invented the aggressive forecheck is... well... I don't agree haha
Also that was like ten years ago, man. I assure you that teams have very much moved on, Jesse.
Moving Malkin to wing isn't the move. Reducing Sid and Malkin's minutes and surrounding them BOTH with better players to help them with the deficiencies in their games at this age (Sid with more D help, Geno with just not playing with f***ing trash after his wingers are removed to play with Sid), both will be better off. This isn't a Pavelski situation mate, moving Geno from C isn't the move unless you get a 2nd line C that Malkin really meshes with but I think he's fine at C. The minutes need to be managed better and so does the usage of the line-up. All of which Mike Sullivan was a f***ing lost tard with understanding.One thing is for sure: If the coach they hire believes playing Malkin at LW and second power-play unit is MAXIMIZING the player, then he clearly is not the right man for the job.
I would like to think the person they hire will be smarter than that.
Olli Jokinen is availableMost interesting thing to me about the presser is that Dubas said the coaching search would include Europe.
Coaches should be hired to be fired, I don’t get how we forgot that.I wonder how long it takes before Pens hf is ready to fire the next coach lol
Another incredible insight from Jesse Yoheshall. Dumb f*** can go follow Sullivan to another fan base with Yohe.Cool.
Boom Boom Geoffrion invented the slap shot and revolutionized the game. Nobody is digging him up to put him in their top 6.
Olli has legitimately been doing a great job as a coach and I think would be a good bloke to interview as well.Olli Jokinen is available
I saw Yohe put David Quinn as a potential replacement in his Athletic article and I had to laugh. First for how implausible that idea is - there's no way Dubas is hiring a Sully adjacent coach for his next head coach.I HAVE f***ING WAITED FOR THIS MOMENT FOR YEARS, NONE OF YOU WILL TAKE THIS AWAY FROM ME. NONE OF YOU.
I don't disagree, but unless a coach is an utter disaster like Mike Johnston I'd tend to want to give them a bit of slack before calling for their head lolCoaches should be hired to be fired, I don’t get how we forgot that.
If that’s the qualifications, every hot dog vendor in the GTA should be on the short list.Bc he had a good relationship with 1 enigmatic player (Kessel) and he's now got a cult following.
Tochhet sucks. He's a former degenerate gambler
Yeah that seems... uh... thin.
This idea that Mike Sullivan re-invented the aggressive forecheck is... well... I don't agree haha
Also that was like ten years ago, man. I assure you that teams have very much moved on, Jesse.
One thing is for sure: If the coach they hire believes playing Malkin at LW and second power-play unit is MAXIMIZING the player, then he clearly is not the right man for the job.
I would like to think the person they hire will be smarter than that.
I kind of hard to criticize the changes they made on PP and the results of those changes even if it hurt Geno's PP stats.
You are judged by wins and losses. The best way to win is to maximize your roster.I kind of hard to criticize the changes they made on PP and the results of those changes even if it hurt Geno's PP stats.
I mean it's ultimately a copy cat league. If a team wins two cups playing a certain way other teams are going to look at that and try to take elements of their style/philosophy and apply them to themselves.Saying that the Penguins of 15-16 and 16-17 didn't help shape the direction of the league since is frankly just bad analysis.
Mike Sullivan was the head coach for those teams so if we are going to crush him for the decisions he's made the last few years give him flowers for that fact.
What the Penguins did in 16-17 in terms of shot value versus shot accumulation is what resulted in the Caps winning the cup and ultimately Matt Murray's downfall.
I mean it's ultimately a copy cat league. If a team wins two cups playing a certain way other teams are going to look at that and try to take elements of their style/philosophy and apply them to themselves.
Anyone who thinks that didn't happen with Sully is letting their hate get the better of them.
That being said, I don't think he reinvented the wheel or anything. Even going just back to Bylsma the Pens were a fast forechecking team that stifled teams and relied on speed for success. There were different tactical wrinkles within that style of play of course but it was the same type of overall focus. And Bylsma didn't invent that either.
I'd say rather that the good coaches of the league find systems that fit their personnel and that's what Sullivan did. And JR to his credit helped build out a roster that 100% fit the way Sullivan wanted to play. We've all seen what happens when Sullivan doesn't have the roster to execute his style of play and it ain't pretty. But for a few years at least, he had that, and he was wildly successful.
Yeah I have heard that being brought up around the league in recent years. I can see giving Sullivan credit for that as the Pens were pretty selective with where they would shoot from under him. And the league in general has trended that way for years now. Some people have theorized that's why goalie save percentages have gone down - because teams are shooting with intention now and not just throwing everything at the net.I'm telling you that shot selection has been discussed by multiple people close to the game as changing largely due to the 16-17 and 17-18 Penguins and Capitals.
This is something that the Penguins changed betweent he 15-16 and 16-17 teams and it literally changed the league.