Post-Game Talk: Penguins > Sharks

[Sidney the Kidney]

It is wild for years the team has been atrocious at holding on to leads and having horrible shifts after scoring a goal. All sorts of roster turnover in that time and Sully never gets blamed for issues that have existed for years.

And, those issues seem to be getting even worse.

Just shows how utterly incompetent the people who own the Pens are when it comes to hockey. Nobody with even rudimentary understanding of the game would keep Sullivan around after years of the above.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

Just shows how utterly incompetent the people who own the Pens are when it comes to hockey. Nobody with even rudimentary understanding of the game would keep Sullivan around after years of the above.

"What do you do here exactly, Mike?"

"I'm da coach baby!"

"Sounds great, write up an extension for this man."

 

[HandshakeLine]

See, the coach doesn't actually do anything to effect the on ice product, which means that we really can't fire the coach and hire anyone else, because of reasons.

 

[DesertedPenguin]

Is blowing 9 multi goal leads in 20 games when it has been an issue for years really a talent issue? Is getting caved in immediately after scoring a goal routinely a talent issue?

No, the Penguins don't have a good roster, but a competent coach could absolutely coach them to a low playoff seed. It isn't like the other middling teams competing for the lower-tier playoff seeds are flush with stars.

Yeah, I've been this board's most ardent Sullivan defender, but the recurring blown leads is all on the coach. The only explanation for an issue like that is that there is a disconnect between the coaching staff and the players on something, and that means it's entirely on the coaching staff to fix that problem.

The fact that it has not only happened this often this year but has been a recurring issue for a couple of years is pretty damning for Sullivan.

At this point, the only reason he's around has to be because of the core and they don't want a coaching change this late in their careers.

 

[Andy99]

Yeah, I've been this board's most ardent Sullivan defender, but the recurring blown leads is all on the coach. The only explanation for an issue like that is that there is a disconnect between the coaching staff and the players on something, and that means it's entirely on the coaching staff to fix that problem.

The fact that it has not only happened this often this year but has been a recurring issue for a couple of years is pretty damning for Sullivan.

At this point, the only reason he's around has to be because of the core and they don't want a coaching change this late in their careers.

I think that’s partly why he’s here, but it’s Dubas’ job to override them and explain that not embarrassing the organization is more important than them adapting to a new coach lol

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

This team's so terrified of even marginally upsetting Crosby that they'll tank a decade of his career so they don't even risk making him mad by firing a coach he's comfortable with.

Absolute f***ing losers, man. Hilariously unlikable.