NHL Rumors: Will Mike Sullivan Pay the Value In Pittsburgh?

The Fourth Period: Dennis Bernstein and David Pagnotta on ‘The Newest’ speaking in regards to the Pittsburgh Penguins and what change they might be pressured to make.

** NHLRumors.com transcription

Kate Pettersen: “All proper, guys, let’s begin in Pittsburgh. Issues will not be going effectively. Monday evening, they gave up six objectives within the first interval en path to a 7-1 loss. Lot of storylines, has Mike Sullivan misplaced the room? Does Kyle Dubas not have the fitting items?

The followers wish to rebuild. What are they going to do there? How are they going to get issues again on monitor?”

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Pagnotta: “You realize, I’ll say this, Kate, I don’t envy Kyle Dubas’ place, as a result of when he got here in as president of hockey ops lower than 18 months in the past, he was instructed compete and work out the remainder alongside the best way, successfully.

So it’s exhausting to be aggressive (A) it’s exhausting to restock the cabinet (B) and (C), it’s tremendously tough to do it concurrently. It’s a tricky place for the Pittsburgh Penguins the place they’re at proper now.

And the best way the season is trending, modifications inevitably are going to must occur. You may have Mike Sullivan, who could be very effectively revered coach, a fantastic coach. All people is aware of what he brings to the desk. However sadly, one thing in some unspecified time in the future goes to have to provide. Three video games developing (final) week in opposition to Detroit, Columbus and San Jose, three alternatives to gather W’s (received one and misplaced two). And if they’ll’t pull this off, in some unspecified time in the future, you’re going to must see some varieties of modifications.

And DB, should you’re taking a look at long-term, taking a look at roster, they’ve some items that they’ll transfer which can be on expiring contracts. Lars Eller (traded to Washington), Marcus Pettersson, and so they have another veterans on this membership as effectively that they may probably transfer out.

And which may signify a retool. I don’t understand how a lot possession has an urge for food for a full-on rebuild proper now.”

Berstein: “Properly, for these hitting the panic, however keep in mind coming into the sport final (Monday) evening, they did have a two-game successful streak. They’d received two video games in a row. They misplaced to a workforce that very effectively might win the Stanley Cup in Dallas, so didn’t lose to San Jose 7-1.

However you realize, generally it’s the way you lose, and that may’t be acceptable. And what I’d say when it’s getting like this, let me see their subsequent sport. Let me see the response to that abomination. And it was they seemed gradual, they seemed disinterested, they seemed all of the issues that they a workforce appears once they wish to do away with a coach.

However given Mike Sullivan’s historical past and pedigree and resume, I’d pump the brakes. I feel it’s much more in regards to the roster right here, as a result of Dave, you talked about Eller and Petterson, what’s that going to do for this workforce? Is it going to show round this season? Or two seasons?

You could possibly commerce a Bryan Rust, he’s acquired a no-movement clause till subsequent season. Like, what now you’re speaking about, once more, I heard Biz say at present Sid Crosby in Colorado. That’s not taking place, proper?

So, so it’s a, it’s a really tough, cautious what you would like for some instances. And I say that to Kyle Dubas, like this can be a very, very tough franchise to rebuild. Like, you’ve got veterans which can be outdated that you just’re not going to commerce, who’re all-timers in Pittsburgh. You don’t actually have plenty of draft capital, and the workforce isn’t superb.

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So I feel they’re caught proper right here this. The worst factor is, in the event that they’re caught in mediocrity, since you each know Kate and Dave, if you’re mediocre on this league, it’s actually exhausting to get out. When you’re actually dangerous, you possibly can bounce again.

That’s my concern is that, I don’t suppose they’ve the items. I don’t put it on the coach. However should you proceed to play on this method, you haven’t any selection should you’re Kyle Dubas, to search for one other man behind the bench.”

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