Can or will Sullivan be fired?

What would it take for Sullivan to get fired?

  • Another 2-5 game skid (2023)

    Votes: 3 3.6%
  • 6-10 game skid (2023)

    Votes: 7 8.3%
  • 11-15 game skid (2023)

    Votes: 10 11.9%
  • 16+ straight losses

    Votes: 5 6.0%
  • 2-5 game skid (2024) w/significant standings impact

    Votes: 2 2.4%
  • 6-10 game skid (2024) - likely automatically out of playoff picture

    Votes: 1 1.2%
  • 11+ game skid (2024) - likely automatically out of playoff picture

    Votes: 7 8.3%
  • DUI / Domestic Abuse / Other major off-ice incident

    Votes: 22 26.2%
  • Sullivan can't be fired and will remain the coach for the remainder of his contract

    Votes: 38 45.2%
  • Another loss in the first round (lol) 2024

    Votes: 5 6.0%

  • Total voters
    84
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Big Friggin Dummy

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Btw, Sullivans Kebab venture "Sully's" would only have one item on the meny (Kebab in pita), no alternatives given.
It would also be served with white sauce only, no red sauce (that is considered adding too much taste and variety).
Pita's probably even taking it too far. Just wholly unseasoned, plopped in a ziplock baggy. Enjoy.
 
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molon labe

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Shawarmas > Kebabs

For Sully's Kebab stand we'd be told to just trust the process before even ordering - given what we're given - then told that for most of our meal, it'll be delicious. Right there with a good meal. Just no consistency. Either way, come back and trust the process again.
 

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Too bad this f***ing streak ended any hope of firing Sully. had they continued to tank and get a lottery pick there was a chance. Sully is a f***ing loser and has KILLED this team. Totally ruined the last years of Sid's career. It;'s a f***ing shame.

If anything, it reflects more poorly on him as it proved he spent the entire season fiddling his thumbs and couldn't motivate his players. If the Pens simply sucked to a top 10 pick, the fault would have been put moreso on Dubas than Sullivan.
 

Hazed Yoshi

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Apr 13, 2023
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He should have been fired immediately after last season so the team could have a chance at achieving anything this year. We will be worse next year, what is even the point in firing him now...

The manner in which we failed to get a playoff spot last year was an absolute embarrassment, I don't know how he managed to keep his job after that but it is what it is and they got what they deserved.
 
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dueling mullets

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Mar 28, 2013
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Stumbled across a freelance hockey writer's shockingly accurate take on Dubas from last year.

"A huge issue with Dubas is not his contract negotiating skills or his player evaluation abilities, but rather his inexperience and short-sightedness about coaching . . . Loyalty is a wonderful quality, but blind loyalty can be detrimental. As the Penguins move into a time where their playoff hopes could waver, they'll need a general manger in charge who can make the tough calls, especially when it comes to coaching. Dubas is not that person." https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/pitts...ot-answer-pittsburgh-penguins-general-manager

Remember the "If you don't Sully, you're looking for Sully" Dubasism. He's here as long as Dubas is.
 

DesertedPenguin

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Mar 11, 2007
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I am 90% sure that Sullivan will not be fired.

I am 75% sure that Sullivan will be back behind the Penguins bench next season. I think it's possible, but still unlikely, that Sullivan forgoes his contract extension, steps down, and looks for a new environment.

If Sullivan returns, I am 99% sure that there will be at least one new assistant coach on his staff. Reirden and Vellucci both have expiring contracts. It's possible that one or both will not return. And I wonder about Ty Hennes' value and role, too.
 
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Ragamuffin Gunner

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Aug 15, 2008
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Stumbled across a freelance hockey writer's shockingly accurate take on Dubas from last year.

"A huge issue with Dubas is not his contract negotiating skills or his player evaluation abilities, but rather his inexperience and short-sightedness about coaching . . . Loyalty is a wonderful quality, but blind loyalty can be detrimental. As the Penguins move into a time where their playoff hopes could waver, they'll need a general manger in charge who can make the tough calls, especially when it comes to coaching. Dubas is not that person." https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/pitts...ot-answer-pittsburgh-penguins-general-manager

Remember the "If you don't Sully, you're looking for Sully" Dubasism. He's here as long as Dubas is.
IMO, thinking that Dubi had the power to fire Sully before the season is f***ing crazy. Sully was a part of the GM search for Christ sake.
 
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