Confirmed with Link: Penguins will not renew contracts of Gonchar, Martin, Recchi
- Thread starter Randy Butternubs
- Start date
HandshakeLine
A real jerk thing
Good news is that they're all new assistant GMs!
dr robbie
Let's Go Pens!
ncm7772
Registered User
Jacob
as seen on TV
- Feb 27, 2002
- 49,445
- 24,997
I’d like to see Kevin Dineen as an assistant. Extremely experienced both as player and coach, and Sully should be familiar with him from their time spent in the Chicago organization.
Not sure about who to run D- maybe Jay Leach who was Sullivan’s assistant in WB/S and has been head coach of Portland for a few years.
Not sure about who to run D- maybe Jay Leach who was Sullivan’s assistant in WB/S and has been head coach of Portland for a few years.
DesertPenguin
Registered User
- Apr 22, 2015
- 3,073
- 1,588
OK then.
I would have been happy with just Recchi, but I guess this works.
I thought Martin's defensive mind was a good voice in the room, and I was excited to see Gonch grow into a larger role on the team, but if we are looking to shake up the culture, this is one way to do it.
I always found it odd that Sullivan was saddled with the holdover assistants from Johnston's tenure, and even once those folks started to leave the hires (Recchi, Gonchar) were Penguins guys more than they were Sully's guys. This is a clear message to Sully too. If you pick the new assistants and it doesn't fix the problem, the problem is you and you're gone.
I would have been happy with just Recchi, but I guess this works.
I thought Martin's defensive mind was a good voice in the room, and I was excited to see Gonch grow into a larger role on the team, but if we are looking to shake up the culture, this is one way to do it.
I always found it odd that Sullivan was saddled with the holdover assistants from Johnston's tenure, and even once those folks started to leave the hires (Recchi, Gonchar) were Penguins guys more than they were Sully's guys. This is a clear message to Sully too. If you pick the new assistants and it doesn't fix the problem, the problem is you and you're gone.
ZeroPucksGiven
Registered User
- Feb 28, 2017
- 6,338
- 4,275
too bad for Gonchar, don't think he was the problem but it's a clear message to Sullivan, he's next if no improvement next year
These Are The Days
Oh no! We suck again!!
Excellent start for the Pens. The likes of Hornqvist and Schultz need to be next. I know Sully deserves the shit he gets but he is not the entire problem. Allow Tampa to be a contemporary and less successful model to show that locker rooms stagnate and become complacent no matter how much they like their coach and therefore MUST have turnover.
EightyOne
My posts are jokes. And hockey is just a game.
- Nov 23, 2016
- 12,697
- 12,034
HandshakeLine
A real jerk thing
Vyruz Reaper
Registered User
Wonder what them means for Geno. Geno is moody so not sure how he would take this.
Randy Butternubs
Registered User
I wonder if Mike Vellucci will be promoted to an assistant coach. Or will he stay with his WBS role?
Ryder71
Registered User
- Nov 24, 2017
- 23,139
- 11,174
Recchi being gone is a definite step in the right direction. Now, do what you can to jettison JJ into the sun(or to another team) ASAP. And keep 15th OA.
HandshakeLine
A real jerk thing
Wasn't he up for some NHL jobs before he took the WB/S position? If he's an assistant in Pittsburgh though, we'd need to find someone to take over in Scranton.
HandshakeLine
A real jerk thing
I don't think it means anything, unless we're going back to the weird "All Russians are Brothers" trope that this board loves to bandy about like a case of herpes.
Randy Butternubs
Registered User
These Are The Days
Oh no! We suck again!!
Randy Butternubs
Registered User
Schultz is already gone as he's a UFA and GMJR seemingly has no interest to re-sign him.
Speaking of complacency, would Tampa have interest in Rust if they can move Tyler Johnson?
ZeroPucksGiven
Registered User
- Feb 28, 2017
- 6,338
- 4,275
Maybe another question is: will there even be an AHL season?
So maybe that would be the original plan for him to be in WBS, but with no or a limited AHL season he might be better served as an Asst Coach
So maybe that would be the original plan for him to be in WBS, but with no or a limited AHL season he might be better served as an Asst Coach
DesertPenguin
Registered User
- Apr 22, 2015
- 3,073
- 1,588
Vellucci is sitting on Alert 5 in WBS just like Sullivan was in 2015, ready to take over uf Sully gets canned mid season.
HandshakeLine
A real jerk thing
Gonchar was a part time coach. Started part time, went to full time, then went back to part time because he didn't want to be away from his family so much (they're in Dallas, I believe).
Actually, Crosby said Malkin was staying last summer. What JR says on the subject is kind of irrelevant.
BTW, Gonchar and Malkin have been friends since Malkin lived with Gonchar as a rookie, but Malkin knows it's a business that involves changes.
EDIT: As to the changes, I'm with the group saying it had to be done and it's a pretty clear message to Sullivan . . . you pick your guys, no excuses if it flops.
