The Rise And Fall Of Mike Sullivan...

[HockeyVirus]

What happens first, the Leafs win the cup or Sullivan gets fired by the Penguins?

 

[TooManyHumans]

What happens first, the Leafs win the cup or Sullivan gets fired by the Penguins?

Trick question. Neither happens as first comes the heat death of the universe.

 

[ColbyChaos]

What happens first, the Leafs win the cup or Sullivan gets fired by the Penguins?

Easy Sullivan. The guy has to die of old age at some point

 

[PaulD]

Sullivan is the same coach who won two cups. The club’s core is old and stale. They needed to rebuild two years ago. Sullivan isn’t the problem in Pittsburgh; the GM (certainly directed by ownership) is the problem. They are in a very bad situation. And it’s not Sullivan’s fault.

They weren't old 7 years ago when Sullivan's won his last play off round.
They have sucked for a long time. Since 2018 Sullivan gets fresh new forwards and D from around the league every summer. He gets the same shitty results. Out in first round 19,20,21,22, miss play offs 23, 24, 25. Play the same way no matter who the GM is and no matter who these GMs acquire for him.
Players come in and have their worst seasons. Karlsson, Rielly Smith, Petry, Rackel, Grandlund, Eller, Etc. Players leave and flourish McCann, Matheson, Tanev, Rodriguez etc.
Last time Sullivan won a round Sid was 30. Letang same. Malkin 31. Rust and Guentzal mid 20s. Sullivan was losing long before the core got old.
He was a fortuitous assenger on the two cup winning teams. The longer he stayed, the worse the team played.
If they had a trophy for best hockey politician....Sullivan and Shanahan would own the hardware by now.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

Easy Sullivan. The guy has to die of old age at some point

They'll probably just prop him up behind the bench anyway

 

[surixon]

To me it looks like he's lost the room. I see a team no longer playing for him. Weather you believe they have the roster to compete or not once you mo longer have the room the coach needs to go.

 

[Fatass]

Thet weren't too old 7 years ago when Sullivan's won his last play off round.
They have sucked for a long time. Since 2018 Sullivan gets fresh new forwards and D from around the league every summer. He gets the same shitty results. Out in first round 19,20,21,22, miss play offs 23, 24, 25. Play the same way no matter who the GM is and no matter who these GMs acquire for him.
Players come in and have their worst seasons. Karlsson, Rielly Smith, Petry, Rackel, Grandlund, Eller, Etc. Players leave and flourish McCann, Matheson, Tanev, Rodriguez etc.
Last time Sullivan won a round Sid was 30. Letang same. Malkin 31. Rust and Guentzal mid 20s. Sullivan was losing long before the core got old.
He was a fortuitous assenger on the two cup winning teams. The longer he stayed, the worse the team played.
If they had a trophy for best hockey politician....Sullivan and Shanahan would own the hardware by now.

Sullivan coached two Cup winners. Not too sure what Shanahan has won in management to be spoken in the same breath with Sullivan.
The Pens are old, and stale. Dubas should have told the owners the club needed to rebuild during his job interview. Now they’re in for a lot of painful years.

 

[PaulD]

Sullivan coached two Cup winners. Not too sure what Shanahan has won in management to be spoken in the same breath with Sullivan.
The Pens are old, and stale. Dubas should have told the owners the club needed to rebuild during his job interview. Now they’re in for a lot of painful years.

The comparison was they are both good hockey politicians.

 

[Fatass]

The comparison was they are both good hockey politicians.

Sullivan has two Cups, so he’s actually proven he can win. Shanahan has done nothing as a manager.

 

[Bowski]

Watch him get fired then get hired by the Bruins and they make the playoffs again.

That roster SUCKS like give the dude some credit he got them to the playoffs last year lol.

In your NHL 24 career campaign or something?

No playoffs for two years and running. He hasn't got them anywhere significant since 2018.