Penguins Off Season Thread - Useless Information Edition

[Tom Hanks]

 

[Peat]

I get that not all eras are equal, but dear god Gretzky's numbers there are insane.

 

[BHD]

@Big McLargehuge brought it up in another thread, but there's almost no room for error in the schedule. If you think a change is necessary, how long would you wait before pulling the switch on Sullivan?

 

[Empoleon8771]

@Big McLargehuge brought it up in another thread, but there's almost no room for error in the schedule. If you think a change is necessary, how long would you wait before pulling the switch on Sullivan?

It depends on how they're losing.

Firing the coach won't do anything if they're losing because of flaws on the roster. However, if they're losing like they were last night, which generally looked lifeless and lacking intensity, that's another thing.

 

[BHD]

It depends on how they're losing.

Firing the coach won't do anything if they're losing because of flaws on the roster. However, if they're losing like they were last night, which generally looked lifeless and lacking intensity, that's another thing.

It would be a tough call, especially in the early going. The roster is definitely flawed. However, it can perform better than it did last night.

 

[Tom Hanks]

It would be a tough call, especially in the early going. The roster is definitely flawed. However, it can perform better than it did last night.

That’s a tough one because the loss was basically all on the players. You can’t fire all the players, easier to fire the coach.

The roster is good enough except for depth when a top 6 is out still good enough to make playoffs

 

[Ugene Magic]

@Big McLargehuge brought it up in another thread, but there's almost no room for error in the schedule. If you think a change is necessary, how long would you wait before pulling the switch on Sullivan?

You have to get Kapanen back and get through Jan. to see where the team is at player wise. Adjust, and if it insn't working in the next 2/3 weeks I can see where dumping Sully and promoting Reirden is a possibility.

Personally, I think the team is weak player wise up front. They have size here and there, but most of that size is under strengthen mass wise. Look through the lineup and look at players height and then their weight. The team can be easily pushed around.

Just a team of very fast lightweights. I would say at forward there's only a handful who can out muscle their way in a 50/50 battle along the boards.

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

I don’t think they fire him in season unless it’s like bottom of the division bad after a significant portion of games.

It’s too short of a year to where it’s easier to just wait, Sullivan is too well liked by his GM, and I doubt the Pens are gonna pay him not to coach in this economic environment.

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

I think this is a better username then Darkwing Pysduck.

 

[Gurglesons]

I don’t think they fire him in season unless it’s like bottom of the division bad after a significant portion of games.

It’s too short of a year to where it’s easier to just wait, Sullivan is too well liked by his GM, and I doubt the Pens are gonna pay him not to coach in this economic environment.

If we lost our first four or five games or so like we just did, I don't see how you can keep him after the embarrassment of last playoffs.

Kapanen is a loss, but we are going to be missing players frequently throughout this year. If Sullivan can't make that work and work quickly we basically are 12 points out already. Every game in division this year is 4 points.

 

[Khelandros]

There are 112 points available to every team this season. Losing 2 on opening night isn't going to break a season. Relax, 21% of the players playing last night were new to the team and the system.

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

If we lost our first four games or so like we just did, I don't see how you can keep him after the embarrassment of last playoffs.

I just don’t see JR pulling the trigger that early.

Maybe I’m wrong though.

 

[Gurglesons]

There are 112 points available to every team this season. Losing 2 on opening night isn't going to break a season. Relax, 21% of the players playing last night were new to the team and the system.

We lost four. Two to the Flyers and two we can't make up in the standings.

 

[Ugene Magic]

If we lost our first four or five games or so like we just did, I don't see how you can keep him after the embarrassment of last playoffs.

Kapanen is a loss, but we are going to be missing players frequently throughout this year. If Sullivan can't make that work and work quickly we basically are 12 points out already. Every game in division this year is 4 points.

They would have only gotten Kapanen in for a game at that point.

 

[Tom Hanks]

 

[Darren McCord]

We lost four. Two to the Flyers and two we can't make up in the standings.

Going off that logic every game is a four point game then.

 

[Gurglesons]

Going off that logic every game is a four point game then.

Yes.

 

[Khelandros]

Going off that logic every game is a four point game then.

They play again on Friday, and if the Pens win then they both have 2 points and 1 loss. 4 point games are bullshit when you only play the same people back to back.

 

[Al Smith]

Shame you can’t splice and then link everything Pierre says during any given game in this aptly named thread.