Confirmed with Link: Penguins and Mike Sullivan part ways

Pittsburgh Media:

Sid when Mike Sullivan is fired, but maybe the team will improve:
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Sid when he can't further his legacy because the team is always missing the playoffs, but at least he has his lover under cover Mike Sullivan Around: 👉
 
So... would all you nice people recommend Coach Sullivan to a friendly neighbourly franchise?

Yes! Emphatically! The wonderful NY Rangers, who I love, should definitely take on Mike Sullivan and all of his delightful proclivities.

Heck just look at all of the Penguins fans who are super concerned that he's going to turn that team around! They definitely aren't a little cracked in the head and possibly suffering from Stockholm after all of these years of trauma! No not at all! Get him now while he's still around! I was assured he would have been hired by now by literally everyone so surely ya'll are just lucky he's still available! Hurry! Quick... like a bunny! Or a Trouba elbow to the head!
 
I love how everything is a legend. Velveeta? Legend. A nice Saturday afternoon? Legend. Four time cup winner Chris Kunitz? Legend.
Falling from a projected top 10 pick to getting picked in the 5th round by the Cleveland Browns in about a 2 week timeframe? Legendary.



....although, I guess that is kinda legendary, just not for good reasons.
 
So... would all you nice people recommend Coach Sullivan to a friendly neighbourly franchise?
tbh I don’t think it’s a perfect fit. All joking aside he definitely adapted schemes for personnel (until like this past season).

But the one thing he like actually cannot win without is good forecheckers. Like a lot of them. On every line. I don’t feel like the Rags really have that. As a result I think if he implements similar systems as he did here there will be a lot of pressure on your D and goalie. The moment we kinda went from “elite forechecking team” to simply “solid/decent/above avg forechecking team” we’d still control games 5v5 but gave up so many odd man rushes and barely had any ourselves.

Is he a good coach? Yes imo. Will be better than GG, Lavi, Quinn? Yes. Could he take you to the promised land? Possibly. But I don’t think it’s a slam dunk.
 
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Mike Sullivan would DEFINITELY handle the likes of Zibs, Panarin, Miller, Kreider and K'Andre TERRIFICALLY! No concerns at all, there. Heck he likes Kreider so much he played him over Kyle Conner! Nice! And the Rangers young players? *chef's kiss*

And heck he ALREADY has experience coaching Fox! Bonus! He looked like one of the players of all time under him, too!
 
So... would all you nice people recommend Coach Sullivan to a friendly neighbourly franchise?
I think there will be a positive honeymoon period and then things will settle into indifference and then blind hatred. Just like any relationship.

Difference is, I don't think you guys are on the cusp of B2B Stanley Cups and all you need is a coaching change.
 

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