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I Would fire Rierdan and make a trade before firing sully.
The steelers and pens daily shots are becoming identical.
Honestly, I don't think we even need to jump to firing Sullivan. If anyone should go it's Reirden. He's currently coaching a powerplay that has multiple future HOF'ers and somehow is the worst in the league, and a defense that gives up a lot of odd man rushes. This (especially the power play) is plainly unacceptable. No excuses. If he can't figure it out how to get a lot more out of this group, then bring in someone who can. If the power play was just average, they'd have several more wins
yes! grit…and speed. The problems are not new here. Things have caught up to the Pens mostly because they are the oldest team and are not as fast as they used to be, and they havent had grit in years. Speed and grit trumps talent in the NHL these days. I blame the team malaise on whoever assembled the mix of players..it's just wrong for how hockey is these days. I;m sure Sullivan knows how to get the best out of the team he is presented with…If they dont have the capacity…well this is where we are. Does anyone think that if we do get into the playoffs this season, we will get out of the first round? unless wholesale changes are made
A bad month? Sullivan's had 6 bad years and they keep getting worse.
While watching the most recent games, my first thought is man these Pens are exhausting to watch. I used to enjoy watching them, now it feels more like a chore. I would be fine if the management took a stance about the future, either we are going to do anything we can to get this team rolling, or we are going to sell and try to regroup in the next few years. The issue is that the front office is just waiting for the team to show some form of identity (good or bad), but so far it seems the identity of this team is inconsistency. My question is what can light the fire under this teams butt? Would it take threats of trades or demotions. Would it take bringing in a young or high energy player? Would it be a pizza party? Hey I would pay for that party!
Firing the coach could give them an short-term boost if for nothing else the entire team that is way, way too comfortable might play really hard for a few weeks to ensure their spot with a new coach. Malkin, Rakell, Karlsson, Carter, Smith (when healthy) and Graves might actually play with a sense of urgency and focus if they think they have to impress someone new.
But beyond that, changing the coach really doesn't make the team any younger or hungrier. And quite frankly … I am not sure why a good coach who has any sort of options would want to take the job. The next 3-5 years are going to be rough, so whoever the next coach is will just be a transition guy the way Eddie Olcyk was back during the X-Generation years. So whoever takes the job would be signing up for coaching career suicide … as happened to Eddie Olcyk.
Where have you gone Super Mario? Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
I love Sullivan but he’s gotta be the sacrificial lamb. The last two times the penguins replaced their coach mid season they won the cup
They don't need to fire Mike sullivan. Shake up the roster a little bit, and bring up a couple of youngsters from the AHL.
I like Sullivan. Not so much Rierden.
DK said “rings on his finger… ZZZ” 🤣
With all due respect, people don't want Sullivan to be fired only because of this season's poor performance. They want him out for lack of playoff success since 2018. Despite some roster changes over the years, Pens keep getting worse with every season. I don't think the team will magically improve without any radical changes.
Wouldn't it be great if Sid started throwing chairs and equipment and cussing out his teammates in the locker room? If not Sid, then get Carter to do it. If not Carter, then maybe Eller. I'd suggest Letang too but he'd just toss everything blindly backwards.
If you don't believe Sullivan, at least, SHOULD be in trouble you're just out of your mind
Since they last won a playoffs series, the Penguins have changed: goaltending, bottom pair D, top 4 D (minus Letang), bottom six (many times over), Geno's wingers. Hell, they even changed GM (twice) and ownership.
The common factors here are the Core Three, Rust, Jake and their "High caliber Coach". This team looks STALE, their playing style is BORING, they make the SAME MISTAKES game after game. You cannot be serious if you believe this is at these 5 players fault, especially considering who we are talking about here. Mike Sullivan needs to go ASAP, he hit his expiration date almost 4 years ago. Hopefully Dubas isn't as blind to these problems as the Pittsburgh media seems to be
I don't think firing Sullivan is the answer, but only because I don't think this group is going to listen to any coach at this point. But I sure would like to see some fresh approaches to the power play, even if that means bruising a few egos in the process.
If this team couldn't win with Tanev and Mcann as secondary scorers, what makes you think they can win with Eller, Accari or O'Connor? Unless they turn the Powerplay from worst to best AND properly deploy Karlson (ie: have him be the best player on the ice and in full control) this team will have no chance at a Cup.
They haven’t won a playoff series since 2018…a lot of players have come and gone the past half decade, but Sullivan is still here and the one constant between every player now and then. I’m tired of Pittsburgh coaches, looking at you too Tomlin, just getting a free pass every year for having a winning record and being abject playoff failures. The PP as well is 100% on him. He’s severely underachieved for 5+ years now and should have been gone this past offseason or at least a month or two ago.
Cups are won when your 3rd line is better than their 2nd. Its like being without the franchise QB. Go Get [It] Or your just wasting time.
Sullivan is turning into Tomlin. Afraid to upset his favorites, afraid to give young players a chance, afraid to make changes on the ice.