Time to Fire Mike Sullivan?

[Championship*]

It's been time to fire him for awhile now.

 

[BroadwayBlues]

Tortorella won't do it. Someone above him needs to.

 

[AIexisLafreniereNYR]

Yes, time to fire Sullivan..

The real question here is.... Will they? Probably not..

 

[RGY]

Or just hire a damn pp coach. This is sickening.

 

[ImIdaho]

Yes, time to fire Sullivan..

The real question here is.... Will they? Probably not..

Nash, Gaborik, Richards...30th on the Power Play.

Adios, Sully!

 

[RiffyNYR61]

when you suck at your job you get fired. thats how it is at any job anywhere.

 

[bleedblue94]

is sully even in charge of the pp? i remember hearing torts was. sully handles the d?

 

[ImIdaho]

is sully even in charge of the pp? i remember hearing torts was. sully handles the d?

Then adios, Tortsy!

 

[zelrio*]

is sully even in charge of the pp? i remember hearing torts was. sully handles the d?

It is the other way around.

 

[abev]

I thought Perry Pearn was to blame for the powerplay?

 

[BB58]

Nash, Gaborik, Richards...30th on the Power Play.

Adios, Sully!

Before last year, the excuse was the lack of talent, PP QB...... Its quite obvious that wasn't the case.

 

[BB58]

I thought Perry Pearn was to blame for the powerplay?

it starts with the head coach.

 

[bleedblue94]

It is the other way around.

yeah, torts is in charge of the d. youre right.

 

[BBKers]

I believe it is Torts that "run(i)s" the PP
Sullivan the defense & PK
Regardless, they are both getting great results
Keep up the good work fellas

 

[bleedblue94]

it starts with the head coach.

the head coach isnt telling these guys to not recover and come up the ice as one unit. thats laziness. guys are all stagnant in the neutral zone while the puck is carried up by one player and then the other team just stacks the blueline, so when the puck is actually dumped in all our flat footed players have no chance to beat the other team to it.

 

[Kel Varnsen]

This thread is a great example of why these boards suck. Mike Sullivan is a highly regarded assistant coach who is more likely to leave the team because he's offered a head coaching gig than because he gets fired.

 

[bleedblue94]

This thread is a great example of why these boards suck. Mike Sullivan is a highly regarded assistant coach who is more likely to leave the team because he's offered a head coaching gig than because he gets fired.

you got it

funny now we have a thread calling for sully to be fired for something he isnt even in charge of, and now it shifts to the head coach. people are just frustrated. chill out

 

[GordonGecko]

funny now we have a thread calling for sully to be fired for something he isnt even in charge of

"Naturally, Torts doesn’t have control of the powerplay this season, Mike Sullivan does. Not sure if you should read into that, but not sure you shouldn’t either."
http://www.blueseatblogs.com/2013/01/26/rangers-powerplay-crucial-to-season/


"Mike Sullivan is in charge of the Rangers power play, and he creates all strategies that have been used on the Rangers man-advantages."
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...ow-they-can-improve-their-sluggish-power-play


"The Rangers power play has struggled under Assistant Coach Mike Sullivan"
http://thehockeywriters.com/new-york-rangers-power-play-blackout-in-the-big-apple/

 

[I Eat Crow]

Now is the time, bring Leetch in

 

[bleedblue94]

"Naturally, Torts doesn’t have control of the powerplay this season, Mike Sullivan does. Not sure if you should read into that, but not sure you shouldn’t either."
http://www.blueseatblogs.com/2013/01/26/rangers-powerplay-crucial-to-season/


"Mike Sullivan is in charge of the Rangers power play, and he creates all strategies that have been used on the Rangers man-advantages."
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...ow-they-can-improve-their-sluggish-power-play


"The Rangers power play has struggled under Assistant Coach Mike Sullivan"
http://thehockeywriters.com/new-york-rangers-power-play-blackout-in-the-big-apple/

if this is still infact the case then i stand corrected, however regardless of who is running it, it has not worked for years. i know torts likes his staff the way it is, but i certainly think considering the regular issues that they need to hire a specialist to structure this thing

 

[abev]

it starts with the head coach.

I thought Renney was the reason why the powerplay sucked?

 

[Ryan McDonut]

I thought Renney was the reason why the powerplay sucked?

nah dude we have no PP QB. wasn't richards the PP QB? what ever happened to that?

 

[Leetch2McDonagh27]

nah dude we have no PP QB. wasn't richards the PP QB? what ever happened to that?

Richards is playing like *****.....behind the back no look drop passes to no one but the opposition, lazy passes in the offensive zone. I've been a big BR supporter, but man, he's playing like arse without a doubt

 

[trilobyte]

Probably.

Edit: is the powerplay solely Sullivan's responsibility? Is it all his?

 

[wr50l]

"Naturally, Torts doesn’t have control of the powerplay this season, Mike Sullivan does. Not sure if you should read into that, but not sure you shouldn’t either."
http://www.blueseatblogs.com/2013/01/26/rangers-powerplay-crucial-to-season/


"Mike Sullivan is in charge of the Rangers power play, and he creates all strategies that have been used on the Rangers man-advantages."
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...ow-they-can-improve-their-sluggish-power-play


"The Rangers power play has struggled under Assistant Coach Mike Sullivan"
http://thehockeywriters.com/new-york-rangers-power-play-blackout-in-the-big-apple/

Those are three secondary sources. None of those bloggers look like they are connected with the team. I am now quite intent on finding out who's in charge myself. I think I'll watch some of the previous powerplays and see if there are any instances of Sullivan drawing up tactics.