lokomotiv15
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He's probably harkening back to the days of ShawnLesky.
Salary Cap: Pens 2024 Summer Thread: "Thus, knocking us out of these superior numbers when we emerge! Mr. President, we must not allow a non-playoff bound gap!"
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SomeDude
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From a return view, trading Sid would bring in assets for future deployment. But you simply don't trade Sid for reasons of the brand of having Sid for years representing the franchise. Joe Green, other noted professional players just are part of the franchise and legacy that sets a standard for future players. You are going to have 20 years of Penguin reunions of cap teams.
SomeDude
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His job is to play, not to tell the team what to do with coaches and contracts. Apparently he spoke up regarding wanting Malkin and Letang to stay, but other than that I can’t recall ever hearing from legit sources of him doing anything other than acting like a hockey player.
Right but I assume they won’t tolerate it indefinitely. Attendance was actually up after the last couple years. Eventually people will stop paying to see a garbage product.
HandshakeLine
A real jerk thing
That's why it's not really on him, though I'd imagine him throwing his weight behind a coaching change would probably see it over the line, IF the organization thought it was warranted-- which it clearly doesn't.
SomeDude
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If the locker room has essentially mutinied against a coach then it’s the captains’ job to go to the GM and say something. It’s obvious that isn’t the case here.
I don’t see why anyone would think Sid has any responsibility to tell the GM and owners that a change is needed. It’s not his fault they’re all incompetent.
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Who is going to run the powerplay?
Why... never fear... Mike Sullivan himself is going to step up and get the job done, I'm sure! He's gonna learn so much this summer about like... uh... strategies and um... umbrellas er... but not the kind you use for rain but like... the one Tanger plays. F3?
Why... never fear... Mike Sullivan himself is going to step up and get the job done, I'm sure! He's gonna learn so much this summer about like... uh... strategies and um... umbrellas er... but not the kind you use for rain but like... the one Tanger plays. F3?
Ryder71
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Absolutely the best move they could make for a high end assistant! Great job Kyle!
Ryder71
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It's comical that ppl here worry about the PP on a team not likely going anywhere any time soon. Did any one here ever consider maybe they aren't very good anymore? And that they lack players with a finishing pedigree? They can pass the puck til the cows come home but that's not not gonna win you games. You need guys who can finish. You also need better players beyond the obvious handful of relics. The next four or five years aren't likely gonna be pretty. You NEED to accept it.
It's probably better for the long term viability for this team to be bad.
It's probably better for the long term viability for this team to be bad.
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BlindWillyMcHurt
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I don't THINK so? But people were saying the article made it sound like he was staying so IDK.
Maybe Lars Eller will run the PP from the bench.
Hahahaha... joking, obviously. He's gonna be too busy being ON the top unit to coach it.
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Vince Vaughn, Susan Sarandon & David Quinn starring in
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BusinessGoose
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Did you just drop, like, a twenty year old reference? That's awesome. Lol.
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The players (for PP1 anyway) have always done their own thing on the PP.
Dubas needs to find the right net front guy (Kunitz, Hornqvist type) & Sully needs to split them up if it’s not working. Sure it’ll piss em off but missing the playoffs because of the PP should have overridden that.
BlindWillyMcHurt
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Split who up? If you mean Crosby/Malkin they did that most of last year and it stunk... bad.
The powerplay only started to KINDA look better near the end of the year when they put Malkin back on as like... net-front-ish.
Empoleon8771
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I like the Quinn hire substantially more with the knowledge that he's not in charge of the powerplay, but they need to get an actual PP coach.
I think this is a very clear "we need Karlsson to be better than what he was last year" comment. Fox won the Norris with Quinn in 2020 and Karlsson won the Norris with Quinn in 2022, so I think this comment actually holds some water.
I think this is a very clear "we need Karlsson to be better than what he was last year" comment. Fox won the Norris with Quinn in 2020 and Karlsson won the Norris with Quinn in 2022, so I think this comment actually holds some water.
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I find it hard to believe the Penguins front office was using CapFriendly. But glad they have something in place.
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Gurglesons
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They should've explored firing the coach that sucks ass then.
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Yesssssss yesssss... pull the cope up around you like a nice warm blanket.
Gurglesons
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The only positive of David Quinn is he has been a coach on three teams that have finished 1st or 2nd in the NHL Draft.
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He really brings that "doormat team" energy to the club we've all been looking for.
And he and Sullivan are besties so we should all feel good about that. Plus he's here for EK. Maybe they can get an individual coach for every player that needs attention? Just open up another bench behind the current bench. Go through Mike Sullivan's cell contact list for a quick reference to a list of viable candidates.
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