Salary Cap: Pens '24-'25 Salary Thread: The Crosbicles Volume XIX

[Big Friggin Dummy]

"Hey Mike, can you give me some details on what adjustments you've made and how you're trying to get the most out of your players' strengths?"

"The adjustments go to another school, you wouldn't know them."

 

[Honour Over Glory]

"Hey Mike, can you give me some details on what adjustments you've made and how you're trying to get the most out of your players' strengths?"

"The adjustments go to another school, you wouldn't know them."

"I'm a genius, I know so many things, you wouldn't even believe the things I know, they're a ton of things!"
"Like what?"
"I am not going to dignify that with a response going into detail what those things are."

It kind of sounds like someone, not sure who, oh hey look a bag of cheetos.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

I won't go into details is what he goes on about, then he goes he would welcome the discussion about tactics, etc. Lol, how the f*** does anyone take this idiot serious or even as some brilliant coach. On one hand he won't go into details about the changes he's made but then welcomes the discussion about tactics and strategy.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

I really wish sports journos would press him on this kinda shit more often because when they do, he gets so visibly annoyed, it's hilarious. Like he's f***ing disgusted that he has to lower himself to their level to explain things.

Drive this f***er outta town. Save this team from itself.

 

[pistolpete11]

I dunno, guys. I mean, I hate Sullivan as much as anybody, but why should he go into the details of their gameplan with the media? Sure, there are ways to answer these types of questions more generally without being an arrogant prick, but it's not owed to the media and I don't think any coaches do it in any sport.

And frankly, who cares? If he told us what they were doing and it still doesn't work, would that make it OK? No. We're only focusing on it because they are losing.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

I really wish sports journos would press him on this kinda shit more often because when they do, he gets so visibly annoyed, it's hilarious. Like he's f***ing disgusted that he has to lower himself to their level to explain things.

Drive this f***er outta town. Save this team from itself.

Seth has stated he has and was basically yelled at by Sullivan or some shit to that extent. So Seth has pissed off Sullivan by just asking him normal shit. Sullivan has been snippy towards sports journalists/media anytime he gets asked something that questions his decisions.

 

[BusinessGoose]

Media:

Look, Sullivan takes the gameplan from the whiteboard, and brings it to the locker room

So the players don't have to

He is good at dealing with people! What don't you get? What is wrong with you people?!?

 

[Honour Over Glory]

I dunno, guys. I mean, I hate Sullivan as much as anybody, but why should he go into the details of their gameplan with the media? Sure, there are ways to answer these types of questions more generally without being an arrogant prick, but it's not owed to the media and I don't think any coaches do it in any sport.

And frankly, who cares? If he told us what they were doing and it still doesn't work, would that make it OK? No. We're only focusing on it because they are losing.

Well when you go on about wanting to discuss tactics but then won't discuss adjustments, which I guarantee the tactics part he wouldn't answer anyway, he just wants you to take him at face value for those comments and assume he's done his due diligence and ignore the previous 2 seasons like they were just "flukes" or something, lol.

The arrogance in Mike Sullivan is comical, he goes on about how no one knew who Jake Guentzel was, that he choses the best 20 players to use, by that logic his healthy scratching of Jesse Puljujarvi several times and not healthy scratching players like Acciari an others makes zero sense. Because if you are choosing the 20 that help you win, why are you then taking out players that play well to keep giving more ice time to players that play very poorly?

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

I just think it's funny to watch him go red in the face and squirm because he knows he's not doing anything. I enjoy Sullivan being unhappy.

 

[The Old Master]

I feel like some of you think Denny's is "fine dining".

they bring it to the table! what more do you want?

 

[MeinerEiner]

"Hey Mike, can you give me some details on what adjustments you've made and how you're trying to get the most out of your players' strengths?"

"The adjustments go to another school, you wouldn't know them."

Reminds me of Hextall’s plan to rebuild the Pens. It’s all in his head!

 

[pistolpete11]

Well when you go on about wanting to discuss tactics but then won't discuss adjustments, which I guarantee the tactics part he wouldn't answer anyway, he just wants you to take him at face value for those comments and assume he's done his due diligence and ignore the previous 2 seasons like they were just "flukes" or something, lol.

The arrogance in Mike Sullivan is comical, he goes on about how no one knew who Jake Guentzel was, that he choses the best 20 players to use, by that logic his healthy scratching of Jesse Puljujarvi several times and not healthy scratching players like Acciari an others makes zero sense. Because if you are choosing the 20 that help you win, why are you then taking out players that play well to keep giving more ice time to players that play very poorly?

I'm not defending Sullivan. I'm just saying complaining about him not revealing his gameplan to the media is silly. He should be judged on how the team performs on the ice, not what he says to the media. Using those standards, he should have been fired at least 4 years ago.

 

[BusinessGoose]

I'm not defending Sullivan. I'm just saying complaining about him not revealing his gameplan to the media is silly. He should be judged on how the team performs on the ice, not what he says to the media. Using those standards, he should have been fired at least 4 years ago.

The team performed terribly. And no obvious adjustments were on display by the team. Therefore, Sullivan sucks.

 

[pistolpete11]

The team performed terribly. And no obvious adjustments were on display by the team. Therefore, Sullivan sucks.

.........based on the on ice results. Right. Exactly.

 

[spcastlemagic]

We are gonna get GTA6 before we get a competitive Penguins team shit is wild

 

[Empoleon8771]

I do find it a bit ridiculous that this place has no nuance in the Sullivan discussion. People make bizarre arguments about him on here, and when people say "that's a bizarre argument to make about Sullivan", they just get accused of defending Sullivan.

 

[Invalid cuz QoC]

I do find it a bit ridiculous that this place has no nuance in the Sullivan discussion. People make bizarre arguments about him on here, and when people say "that's a bizarre argument to make about Sullivan", they just get accused of defending Sullivan.

Hey Ryan, stop defending Sully.

 

[MeinerEiner]

Blomqvist to WBS, Pono and Nieto getting recalled

 

[Empoleon8771]

Blomqvist to WBS, Pono and Nieto getting recalled

Really interesting to see Ponomarev recalled. Doubt they'd be calling him up to sit over playing 1C minutes in WBS.

 

[MeinerEiner]

Really interesting to see Ponomarev recalled. Doubt they'd be calling him up to sit over playing 1C minutes in WBS.

Seems like Lizotte is out for an extended time

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

We are gonna get GTA6 before we get a competitive Penguins team shit is wild

We're gonna get Elder Scrolls 6 before this team is competitive again man. Probably Half Life 3.

 

[Sike Mullivan]

We are gonna get GTA6 before we get a competitive Penguins team shit is wild

We're gonna get Elder Scrolls 6 before this team is competitive again man. Probably Half Life 3.

If it takes the Pens being garbage to get Left4Dead 3, I might make that trade.

 

[Buddy Bizarre]

Blomqvist to WBS, Pono and Nieto getting recalled

Probably better for Blom to not get his confidence destroyed by this clown show in front of him.

 

[deakka]

So lame to send Blomqvist down.

"Sooo, youg guy. Youve been by FAR our best goaltender, so we gonna send you down to the AHL.
Thanks for trying tho!"

 

[MeinerEiner]

Probably better for Blom to not get his confidence destroyed by this clown show in front of him.

Yea, probably. Also WBS will get a huge boost with Blomqvist playing the majority of games.