The Rise And Fall Of Mike Sullivan...

[Luigi Lemieux]

During the post-Cup Bylsma years Pittsburgh fans ate a lot of slop, that they feasted on nonetheless. The secret is...
...just keep feeding it to them. They will keep eating it and buying tickets, and merch, and remembering the good old days. If they start complaining, here's another disgusting helping of slop that you're going to chow down on boys and girls!

Pens were still an elite team back then, they were #1 in the NHL in points between 2010-2015. Just had some spectacular playoff failures. This is a far cry from that, they might actually be the worst team in the league.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Pens were still an elite team back then, they were #1 in the NHL in points between 2010-2015. Just had some spectacular playoff failures. This is a far cry from that, they might actually be the worst team in the league.

Not to mention we still made the playoffs back then too.

The “slop” back then was either injuries or shit goaltending

 

[Turin]

Pens were still an elite team back then, they were #1 in the NHL in points between 2010-2015. Just had some spectacular playoff failures. This is a far cry from that, they might actually be the worst team in the league.

Yea would you rather be perennially the best offensive team in the NHL with star players in their prime, or bottom of the East with the worst defense in the NHL and all your core players are almost 40? Lol.

 

[PAZ]

Word was that Sid and the gang (Malkin and Letang) wanted Sullivan back for one last dance if they were to sign and stay like they did a couple of years ago.

Makes sense if the core wanted him back, there's very few players that have as much influence over a team as Sid does.

 

[Ignatius]

Pens were still an elite team back then, they were #1 in the NHL in points between 2010-2015. Just had some spectacular playoff failures. This is a far cry from that, they might actually be the worst team in the league.

Forgive me, my issues have to do more with this organization's abject refusal to change despite what is so glaringly obvious to all.

I look at what teams like Washington and Minnesota are doing this year, all things considered, and wonder why Pittsburgh could not have put themselves in a better position over the course of the past several years. I get that we are not contenders but we should also not be an embarrassment.

 

[BallardEra]

They could be second last in the Conference after tonight.

 

[BallardEra]

Two points from the bottom of the NHL basement.

Sullivan still calm, cool and collected.

 

[PaulD]

Two points from the bottom of the NHL basement.

Sullivan still calm, cool and collected.

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Those three teams will pass the Pens
. Unintentional Tank - Kyle Dubas & Mike Sullivan

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

Those three teams will pass the Pens
. Unintentional Tank - Kyle Dubas & Mike Sullivan

Pens have a -34 gd, by far the worst in the league. 32nd place is only a matter of time.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Pens have a -34 gd, by far the worst in the league. 32nd place is only a matter of time.

They deserve every bit of this mess for anchoring themselves to Sullivan quite honestly.

And arrogantly refusing to change.