Confirmed with Link: Sully extended through 22-23 season

[ChrisKuuuunitz]

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[Tom Hanks]

Posted this in the other thread:

Really like the Sully extension. He’s a really good coach and don’t want the distraction of contracts hanging around. He seems pretty smart at staying ahead of the NHL in terms of a winning style and what’s best for this team. It took a group effort to **** up last year. Sully almost has the roster he’d want now so dependant on the last moves of JR we should be in for a really good year.

Also if other teams start talking to him you run the risk of losing him. The term is whatever. Thought 3 years would be better but maybe the yearly money comes down a bit. Anywho if he’s fired he’ll get another coaching job so they’ll take on that money or a good portion of it.

Also probably is telling what Sid/Geno think of him as a coach.

 

[ColePens]

Added the tweet + confirmed with link. Just to make it official.

 

[Hank Plank]

Don't like it the wearing thin message syndrome was already kicking in.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Lol....

 

[ColePens]

Does Sully deserve it and is he a top 20 coach? Absolutely.

At the same time the history of this core and coaches is not good. On top of it the history of coaches in the NHL is not good (recent history). So 4 years seems like a lifetime in this scenario.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Weird timing of it. It's almost like the organization is doubling down on "it's Phil Kessel's fault we lost, our coach is awesome" theme.

I would have rather they waited until mid-season, at least, to see how the team performs over the first half. If it looks like the team has improved its work ethic and structure, then sign him. If not, they maybe it was time to move on from him. Now you're either stuck with him for 4 years or have to get the ownership's approval to get rid of someone with that much term left.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Weird timing of it. It's almost like the organization is doubling down on "it's Phil Kessel's fault we lost, our coach is awesome" theme.

I would have rather they waited until mid-season, at least, to see how the team performs over the first half. If it looks like the team has improved its work ethic and structure, then sign him. If not, they maybe it was time to move on from him. Now you're either stuck with him for 4 years or have to get the ownership's approval to get rid of someone with that much term left.

Exactly this.

 

[ChrisKuuuunitz]

ya I would have rather seen a 2 year extension, I still like him as a coach, but you wonder if his message gets old hearing the same voice and same things.

I also feel like he just couldn't figure out the lines at all last year, which really hurt us in the playoffs

 

[smetana]

I love Sully, and I try to give him every benefit of the doubt, so I have no problem with this.

However, in the context of all recent events, non-events, and rumblings, I clicked over here and saw the thread, and just laughed out loud.

 

[ZeroPucksGiven]

Well I'd like to thank the Penguins for officially ruining my long weekend

Here I thought they were FINALLY putting the screws to Sully by hiring his de facto replacement if things went south early in the year (odds are that they indeed will)

So they purposely painted themselves into a corner before they had to (see JJ contract and Tanev). I mean nothing precludes extending him during the middle of the year or immediately after this season if they like what they saw

 

[Coastal Kev]

Farts

All this contract means is lost money by the owners when he’s fired in January.

 

[Tom Hanks]

Term isn’t really an issue because they can fire him. Money shouldn’t be an issue because he likely goes into another coaching job and they pay for it (or most of it)

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Well I'd like to thank the Penguins for officially ruining my long weekend

Here I thought they were FINALLY putting the screws to Sully by hiring his de facto replacement if things went south early in the year (odds are that they indeed will)

So they purposely painted themselves into a corner before they had to (see JJ contract and Tanev). I mean nothing precludes extending him during the middle of the year or immediately after this season if they like what they saw

It's just dumb. It's like they completely ignored the last two years or just chalked it up to Phil's fault. That's a dangerous level of stupid.

 

[Beau Knows]

That's a long extension after a first round sweep.

 

[Hottubber]

Anyone know how much his salary will be?

 

[Mario_is_BACK!!]

This will be really funny when he’s fired half way through the year because the team is struggling.

 

[Mr Jiggyfly]

Extension was needed before the season, can’t have a lame duck coach without a contract.

If Sullivan hit the open market he would be getting PAID with a 5-6 year deal.

He has most of the traits I want in a Pens coach and I’m in no real hurry to see him go.

JR needs to keep building around what Sullivan preaches and get away from the dinosaur mentality.

If JR gives Sullivan the actual roster he wants I have zero doubts they can contend with him again.

If JR keeps giving his master chef Spam and Twinkies, ya, the extension was a huge waste of his bosses’ money.

 

[Corvidae]

I guess JR had to throw in the extra year to get that AAV down

 

[Puck You Too]

Anyone know how much his salary will be?

It's a mystery ? Even Cap Friendly has never put a number on it. I'd love to know.

 

[Pengu]

I'm fine with it. It's neither here nor there

 

[ZeroPucksGiven]

Term isn’t really an issue because they can fire him. Money shouldn’t be an issue because he likely goes into another coaching job and they pay for it (or most of it)

But what has better optics:
a) Firing a coach with 1 year left on his contract OR
b) Firing a coach with 5 years left?

Furthermore, are you likely to can a coach after you've just negotiated an extension with him? That smacks of bad faith AND you're less likely to pull the trigger

But that's JR for you: bidding against himself when there's zero reason to....

 

[Zirakzigil]

Im fine with it. But it seems that this team responds best when we fire coaches mid season.

 

[EVGENIMERLIN]

I think as long as Sully has a Tocchet like presence assistant coach we will be in really good shape. As @ColePens said most coaches in the NHL don't have long shelf lives even winners Like Quinnville and Sutter. I think the days of Lindy Ruff running a franchise for 10+years or whatever it was are long gone.

I like Sully, I think he's a good coach, he guided us to back to back cups, and as long as he has the players for his system he will do well. He needs to evolve a bit, but Reaves/JJ were clearly not his idea.

 

[Rudy Russo]

That's how I feel about his extension. Don't hate him, but can't have a team like the pens get swept in the 1st round again.