Post-Game Talk: Pens vs Oilers

[StaalForOne]

It’s Johnston level bad now. I’ve been very conservative on Sullivan, but it’s beyond time. If a new coach doesn’t move the needle by the deadline sell anything you can

Sid’s a proud dude and wants to stay with Malkin and Letang…and I get that, but I can’t imagine this is what he wants, and this doesn’t strike me as a team that’s a couple pieces away unless a lot changes. Start with the coach and feel it out for the rest of the season

 

[Gold Diamond]

This team can't let in less than 3 goals. Evar. Worst defense in almost 20 years.

Hire Therrien?

 

[Andy99]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1850025441454612976

Yep, if only the response by the front office is the same…

 

[Tacitus Kilgore]

Gotta wonder what Sullivan thinks the problem is

 

[Jaded-Fan]

The difference is that the core was young and being wasted by Johnston.

This core is running on fumes and Al Bundy level memories of long gone greatness.

It's like if the Pirates half-assed it. Annoying, but in the end meaningless.

It makes it a bit less frustrating.

 

[vodeni]

Gotta wonder what Sullivan thinks the problem is

“We did not have puck enough”. Great observation by Baghdad Sully

 

[HuskerTornado]

Gotta wonder what Sullivan thinks the problem is

Probably the offside review the refs seemed to get wrong.

 

[Turin]

There is not a single team in the league this group with this coach would beat in a 7 game series. Not Anaheim, not Columbus, not San Jose. Nobody.
Futile, weak physically and especially mentally.

 

[Jaded-Fan]

There is not a single team in the league this group with this coach would beat in a 7 game series. Not Anaheim, not Columbus, not San Jose. Nobody.
Futile, weak physically and especially mentally.

Scotty Bowman, Jack Adams and Bill Belichick in their primes could coach this team and they would be hard pressed to win a series or two in the playoffs.

 

[Turin]

There's a timeline out there where Rutherford takes a nice morning dump after his dates and oatmeal breakfast, feels better, continues working and Lemieux and Burkle stay on for a little longer and Sullivan is fired in 2021.

 

[Gurglesons]

Scotty Bowman, Jack Adams and Bill Belichick in their primes could coach this team and they would be hard pressed to win a series or two in the playoffs.

If they fire Sully after the Vancouver game, and make some moves I bet they make the playoffs.

 

[Turin]

Scotty Bowman, Jack Adams and Bill Belichick in their primes could coach this team and they would be hard pressed to win a series or two in the playoffs.

Which is a far cry from now where they would, like I said, not win a series against the bottom feeders of the league.

 

[Malkinstheman]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1850008563449725139

Glass got sick during the game?

 

[StaalForOne]

TK and Jay and saying everything but “They’ve tuned out Sullivan”

“Need to change the system”
“Have a gameplan and they’re not executing it”
“Not making good decisions”
“Not on the same page”

 

[Andy99]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1850008563449725139

Glass got sick during the game?

He realized Sullivan was still in Edmonton when he thought he’d be sent back to Pittsburgh with Jarry…

 

[Turin]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1850008563449725139

Glass got sick during the game?

Realized his last "prove it" shot in the league was on this disaster.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Another classic Sullivan coached performance.

Thank god we have a coach like Sullivan. Just imagine how bad we'd be with anyone other than the great of all time behind the bench.

 

[Jaded-Fan]

If they fire Sully after the Vancouver game, and make some moves I bet they make the playoffs.

And then?

 

[Turin]

Another classic Sullivan coached performance.

Thank god we have a coach like Sullivan. Just imagine how bad we'd be with anyone other than the great of all time behind the bench.

Edmonton might have had 51 shots, or even more, perhaps.

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

It’s Johnston level bad now. I’ve been very conservative on Sullivan, but it’s beyond time. If a new coach doesn’t move the needle by the deadline sell anything you can

Sid’s a proud dude and wants to stay with Malkin and Letang…and I get that, but I can’t imagine this is what he wants, and this doesn’t strike me as a team that’s a couple pieces away unless a lot changes. Start with the coach and feel it out for the rest of the season

It's much worse than Johnston level. Year he got fired Pens started 15-8 and he got fired at 15-10. Bylsma and Shero got fired after a 51 win season. This organization used to have standards. This is straight up lottery level hockey.

 

[Jaded-Fan]

It's much worse than Johnston level. Year he got fired Pens started 15-8. This is straight up lottery level hockey.

That team was underachieving with their young team and talented core.

This team is simply chieving.

 

[Pancakes]

Yeah its pretty simple. Put a new coach in. It can't get worse.

If the objective is just to pick in the lottery though full steam ahead with Sully lol

 

[Gurglesons]

And then?

And then what?

We had Malkin leading the league in scoring and Sullivan in his ultimate wisdom broke that line up.

It’s absolutely wild people defend this jackass.

 

[Allie Kitsune]

Is Boston Mike on the hot seat yet?

(Haha, I know, I know, very funny)

What would it take for his Boston Bros at Fenway to finally have enough of him?

 

[Jaded-Fan]

And then what?

We had Malkin leading the league in scoring and Sullivan in his ultimate wisdom broke that line up.

It’s absolutely wild people defend this jackass.

How was what I said defending him?

It was more giving up and acceptance of the suck.