This Pittsburgh Penguins Act is Getting Old

[Apex Predator]

Has Dubas already given his endorsement to Sully for next season?

He kept backing Keefe after every playoff failure, would be interesting to see if he's going to remain loyal to a coach that every Pens fan seems tired of defending.

He is waiting to see if the leafs fire Keefe first. If leafs fire Keefe he fires sully and brings Keefe in. If leafs keep Keefe pens will keep sully.

 

[TheGoldenJet]

With Jake Guentzel, would you guys have made the playoffs ?

Without Sullivan, they would have.

 

[centipede2233]

He is waiting to see if the leafs fire Keefe first. If leafs fire Keefe he fires sully and brings Keefe in. If leafs keep Keefe pens will keep sully.

Yeah, so basically pitt is screwed either way lol

 

[randywoodsghost]

The last ten games were the worst possible thing to happen to the Pens.

Made fans think this team is a playoff team when they aren’t close to one.

Watch management kick the can down the road another year and they will be worse for it in the long run.

 

[Beau Knows]

The last ten games were the worst possible thing to happen to the Pens.

Made fans think this team is a playoff team when they aren’t close to one.

If you miss the playoffs by 1-3 points, it's pretty clear that you're close to being a playoff team, by definition.

 

[Empoleon8771]

The last ten games were the worst possible thing to happen to the Pens.

Made fans think this team is a playoff team when they aren’t close to one.

Watch management kick the can down the road another year and they will be worse for it in the long run.

It pushed their 1st to like 15th overall so now they can give it up to San Jose. I don't see how that is "the worst possible thing".

Yeah, so basically pitt is screwed either way lol

Keefe would be an upgrade on Sullivan just because of how much Sullivan has ran out his welcome with the Penguins.

Even if Sullivan is a "better" coach, it doesn't matter because Sullivan has absolutely poisoned this team with his decisions. Just getting a new voice alone would likely be a massive improvement.

 

[BallardEra]

They looked very slow last night with no good young players to help that aging core along.

I have no idea why they didn't move on from Sullivan.

Sometimes a new way of playing with a different set of eyes behind the bench can add a spark to the players.

 

[Peltz]

I think it’s hilarious that Sullivan still has a job. He’s not even a bad coach, he’s just sitting way past his expiration date at this point.

 

[End of Line]

They looked very slow last night with no good young players to help that aging core along.

I have no idea why they didn't move on from Sullivan.

Sometimes a new way of playing with a different set of eyes behind the bench can add a spark to the players.

FSG are in love with him

 

[Extra Texture]

They looked very slow last night with no good young players to help that aging core along.

I have no idea why they didn't move on from Sullivan.

Sometimes a new way of playing with a different set of eyes behind the bench can add a spark to the players.

The time to move on from Sullivan was like 2020 or 2021. That’s when it might’ve made a difference, and when his obvious flaws had shown themselves while his track record of success had already run bone dry.

Now it doesn’t even matter. Two different ownership groups have welded whatever remained of that core to a single coach that they believe walks on water. Despite not having won a playoff series in 6 years.

I still hope Sullivan gets fired because it’s long, long overdue. But it won’t happen, bc in the eyes of ownership “Sully” is a feature of this core, not a bug.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

FSG are in love with him

At this point I’m convinced he has major dirt on somebody (perhaps even one of our aging stars) that he’s using as leverage to keep his job.

And no I’m not 100% joking. How a coach whom has been this incompetent for what…going on 7 years now still has this much security, pull, and leeway is beyond me.

FSG are beyond clueless. I really hate that Lemieux/Burkle sold the team to these trust fund twatnozzles.

As they are well on their way to destroying our franchise/everything that was great about it and turning us into the next Arizona.

 

[PaulD]

It pushed their 1st to like 15th overall so now they can give it up to San Jose. I don't see how that is "the worst possible thing".



Keefe would be an upgrade on Sullivan just because of how much Sullivan has ran out his welcome with the Penguins.

Even if Sullivan is a "better" coach, it doesn't matter because Sullivan has absolutely poisoned this team with his decisions. Just getting a new voice alone would likely be a massive improvement.

Sullivan should have pulled a Paul Maurice years ago.
I ever a team needed a new voice from coaching position....Sullivan's Penguins are it.
Even he couldn't deny that.

 

[BallardEra]

Sullivan should have pulled a Paul Maurice years ago.
I ever a team needed a new voice from coaching position....Sullivan's Penguins are it.
Even he couldn't deny that.

He actually does disagree and deny that:

Won't change tactics? Won't play the kids? Penguins coach Mike Sullivan pushes back at critics' 'narratives'

During his time as a defenseman with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Mike Matheson had a way with words. Especially when it came to those who had a way with words. Like his coach at that time, Mike Sullivan. “The first thing I noticed about him is just the way he speaks,”

triblive.com

 

[pi314]

The time to move on from Sullivan was like 2020 or 2021. That’s when it might’ve made a difference, and when his obvious flaws had shown themselves while his track record of success had already run bone dry.

Now it doesn’t even matter. Two different ownership groups have welded whatever remained of that core to a single coach that they believe walks on water. Despite not having won a playoff series in 6 years.

I still hope Sullivan gets fired because it’s long, long overdue. But it won’t happen, bc in the eyes of ownership “Sully” is a feature of this core, not a bug.

He also has a big contract and ownership would eat a lot of money to fire him.

 

[PaulD]

He actually does disagree and deny that:

Won't change tactics? Won't play the kids? Penguins coach Mike Sullivan pushes back at critics' 'narratives'

During his time as a defenseman with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Mike Matheson had a way with words. Especially when it came to those who had a way with words. Like his coach at that time, Mike Sullivan. “The first thing I noticed about him is just the way he speaks,”

triblive.com

My bad then........ he is dead wrong.

This team hasnt won a round since first round 2018.

No matter the large turn over of players every summer, his team comes out and plays the exact same way every season.
Who adds the current Norris trophy winner and does no improve one iota?
Every new player that comes to Sully goes on to having a their worst season. eg Karlsson, Eller, Rielly Smith, Graves, etc.
If Sullivan doesnt agree this team needs a new coach...... its completely self serving. Which is just one more good reason to show him the door.

 

[NyQuil]

Really makes you wonder how much rope this guy has.

 

[NVious]

The team is too young and inexperienced, they need to bring back Jagr to show the young whipper snappers like Sid, Geno and Letang the right way to play the game

 

[Tie Domi Esquire]

Shocking stuff after so many writers said they had their second great off season in a row.

 

[dr robbie]

I've been lying to myself each recent season that the owners are waiting to fire him in the middle of the season to give the team a chance at a spark playoff run under a new coach.

At this point, you can tell they just don't care. We knew that he never should have gotten than contract after multiple playoffs busts and we are still reaping the rewards from it.

 

[DitchMarner]

Ideally, they should be rebuilding, but how do you do that with Crosby and Malkin under contract? Obviously they weren't going to trade Crosby or let him go for nothing. They've often lacked depth during the Crosby/Malkin era, but now their stars are too old to carry the team into the playoffs. Another year of barely missing the playoffs won't help the franchise long-term, but the team doesn't seem quite bad enough to finish in the bottom five or be a contender for first overall pick yet.

 

[Bouboumaster]

I think the best thing the Pens can do, is to wait for Crosby's contract to end, trade assets, and blow the team the f*** up

They were a good team for almost 2 decades, it's time for a rebuild

 

[Nevins]

The Peinguins should trade Crosby, Malkin, Karlson, Letang, Jarry ,Rust,Rakell,Bunting and rebuilt. They could receive Many first round picks and good prospects.

 

[PaulD]

The team is too young and inexperienced, they need to bring back Jagr to show the young whipper snappers like Sid, Geno and Letang the right way to play the game

then extend Sullivan again.

 

[Shrimper]

The Peinguins should trade Crosby, Malkin, Karlson, Letang, Jarry ,Rust,Rakell,Bunting and rebuilt. They could receive Many first round picks and good prospects.

Crosby is not getting traded. He will retire a Penguin