Might the Pittsburgh Penguins Transfer on From Mike Sullivan?

Ought to Mike Sullivan Be Frightened About His Job in Pittsburgh?

Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet joined Sirius XM NHL Community Radio with Scott Laughlin and Gord Stellick and was requested in regards to the Pittsburgh Penguins potential to make a training change and transfer on from Mike Sullivan.

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Gord Stellick: “Hey, fast final one, as a result of we began about Marc-Andre Fleury, after which we talked in regards to the Penguins. So like, may there be a training change? I imply, what do you suppose might be the primary domino that might occur in the event that they’re wanting in that course?”

Elliotte Friedman: “You already know, I’ve questioned about it merely since you do marvel, like, is it time for a brand new voice or something like this? I additionally like that they’re having a variety of breakdowns, particularly of their D zone, and I don’t suppose that’s solely on the coaches.

Like, I’ve seen among the objectives the place you’re wanting like, there was one particularly in Vancouver with Erik Karlsson that you simply checked out and mentioned, Hey, like, you recognize, you may’t blame that on the coaches. However I do suppose the explanation I might say it’s a must to be ready for it Gordie, is the best way it’s going proper now.

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I feel that there’s lots there that might use a recent coat of paint proper now. You don’t wish to overreact. Issues may change. However once you return to it, you form of have a look at it and say, this might be fairly main. You already know, clearly, commerce safety and issues like that play a really huge position in these sorts of conditions. However it’s been happening lengthy sufficient that regardless that this yr continues to be comparatively recent, you have a look at the final couple of years and say it’s extra than simply these final six video games.

So sure, I do suppose it’s a must to regulate all choices. I feel one factor that the Penguins know is that in the event that they do make a training change, Mike Sullivan will likely be as unemployed for so long as Mike Sullivan needs to be unemployed. There have been groups earlier than who form of questioned, is he going to be out there?

And as soon as he’s out there, there are groups which can be going to go at him. So I don’t suppose that Sullivan has something to fret about, however I do suppose that even that sure needs to be probably a part of the dialog.”

Scott Laughlin: “And Mike, in fact, has his USA Hockey duties. And as we all know, Kyle Dubas has that card to play. He’s not his man, so to talk, and inherited him alongside the best way, when he moved from Toronto to Pit.”

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Friedman: “I don’t suppose he actually thinks like that, to be completely trustworthy.”

Laughlin: “proper. if and when that change does get made Friedge, if and when that change does get made, that’s what they’re going to say. Properly, he was by no means by no means Kyle’s man, and now Kyle has the power, like each GM, to form of make one teaching change, at the very least alongside the best way.”

Friedman: “Yeah, that’s true. However, like, I don’t suppose Dubas prefer to be trustworthy. If Dubas was going to do it final was going to do it that means? We in all probability would have mentioned final summer season, when, when Keefe was out there.”

Laughlin: “Thats a superb level.”