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I would easily give Stamkos four years, $8.5 million per. No hesitation.

This power play is not going to get fixed by a white board, apparently. We need that sniper and he is the best available by 500 miles.
 
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Sullivan: David Quinn will run the powerplay.

Sid... about to sign his new contract with the Penguins:

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at this point as a Penguins fan how can you not kinda hope Crosby ditches this place?

It expedites what needs to be done and it gives him the chance to potentially go to a franchise that values what he brings from a management standpoint and actually tries to help it…

Empoleon8771 said:
I don't know which one of those 3 tweets that I hate more.
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Am I ignoring someone?

I can't see any other tweets?

Oh. The Sullivan quotes.
 
Gurglesons said:
at this point as a Penguins fan how can you not kinda hope Crosby ditches this place?

It expedites what needs to be done and it gives him the chance to potentially go to a franchise that values what he brings from a management standpoint and actually tries to help it…



Am I ignoring someone?

I can't see any other tweets?

Oh. The Sullivan quotes.
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Gurglesons said:
Am I ignoring someone?

I can't see any other tweets?

Oh. The Sullivan quotes.
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Yeah both the "young players pushing for a spot" tweet and "Quinn will run the PP" tweet.

The young players one sucks because I think nothing of Gruden and Poulin as "potential NHLers" at this point and St. Ivany and Puustinen just look like 4th liners or #6D. It's just comically uninspiring that Sullivan is promoting that group as "young guys expected to push for roles".
 
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Dubas and Sullivan deserve each other TBH.

It's just a shame that the core is caught in the middle. And us. But hell at least we can just turn it off. Which it's kinda looking like I might this season. At least for the most part.
 
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All those players except Gruden should make it imo. But St. Ivany and Puustinen should be locks. Probably Ponomarev too considering he only didn’t make Carolina cause of the numbers game.
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Exactly…that’s the stupidity…it’s like saying we have DOC pushing for a role…he also doesn’t give a single thought for Yager…he should be hoping he makes it since none of these other guys are shooters
 
Empoleon8771 said:
Yeah both the "young players pushing for a spot" tweet and "Quinn will run the PP" tweet.

The young players one sucks because I think nothing of Gruden and Poulin as "potential NHLers" at this point and St. Ivany and Puustinen just look like 4th liners or #6D. It's just comically uninspiring that Sullivan is promoting that group as "young guys expected to push for roles".
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You didn't really expect otherwise at this point though, right? Tiger don't change his stripes etc etc and it's not like Sullivan is even a TINY bit scared for his job.
 
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Empoleon8771 said:
Yeah both the "young players pushing for a spot" tweet and "Quinn will run the PP" tweet.

The young players one sucks because I think nothing of Gruden and Poulin as "potential NHLers" at this point and St. Ivany and Puustinen just look like 4th liners or #6D. It's just comically uninspiring that Sullivan is promoting that group as "young guys expected to push for roles".
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Mike Sullivan? Unispiring?

Shocked.

BlindWillyMcHurt said:
Dubas and Sullivan deserve each other TBH.

It's just a shame that the core is caught in the middle. And us. But hell at least we can just turn it off. Which it's kinda looking like I might this season. At least for the most part.
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I just don't see how our core doesn't ask out.

This isn't what they signed up for and there is no way in hell they look around the rest of our division and think Dubas is actually trying to be competitive especially if Columbus makes some moves.
 
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You didn't really expect otherwise at this point though, right? Tiger don't change his stripes etc etc and it's not like Sullivan is even a TINY bit scared for his job.
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I'd rather he come out and say "Gruden sucks ass and Poulin needs to do something to show why he was drafted in the 1st round" than promote those guys as "guys to push for NHL spots" :laugh:

Or hell, mention Yager or Koivunen. You know, guys who actually have the upside to be difference makers (or at least complementary players to difference makers". Like what the hell are Poulin, Gruden, St. Ivany and Puustinen going to offer as a best case scenario? And I'm saying this while explicitly noting I like St. Ivany. Even with Ponomarev, you can argue he only has decent bottom-6 upside.

It's just a sad state that Sullivan is promoting a couple of guys who project to be nothing but depth pieces as "young guys who will push for roles".
 
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Exactly…that’s the stupidity…it’s like saying we have DOC pushing for a role…he also doesn’t give a single thought for Yager…he should be hoping he makes it since none of these other guys are shooters
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I don’t think it’s unreasonable that the plan is that Yager develops for another year unless they force his hand. Marino forced the Pens hand and they gave him a spot.
 
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I'd rather he come out and say "Gruden sucks ass and Poulin needs to do something to show why he was drafted in the 1st round" than promote those guys as "guys to push for NHL spots" :laugh:

Or hell, mention Yager or Koivunen. You know, guys who actually have the upside to be difference makers (or at least complementary players to difference makers". Like what the hell are Poulin, Gruden, St. Ivany and Puustinen going to offer as a best case scenario? And I'm saying this while explicitly noting I like St. Ivany.
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Well sure I'd way RATHER he say/do those things. But he's never going to. It's why I've been so sick of him for so long. This team is the definition of rigid thinking and doing the same damned thing over and over again and expecting different results. They are stupid and lazy. We all hate stupid and lazy. It's only natural.

They just hired David Quinn to run the PP because he's Mike Sullivan's buddy FFS. They don't give a shit.
 
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