DK’s Daily Shot of Penguins: ‘The same crap,’ indeed

21 comments

1. Sullivan is an AWFUL coach.

2. It only took Dubas a couple years to destroy us

3. The scary thing was not the blown game, but the empty seats in
   the arena. The worse the Pens play, the emptier the seats will
   become. Pittsburgh fans will save their money to watch a
   Steeler football game rather than watching the Pens blow
   leads and end up losing games.

4. I still can’t believe Mario forced Rutherford out over Letang, proceeded to hire the worst GM ever in Hextall, sold the team to Boston ownership, and people in the comments can’t see past the head coach 😂

5. that image pretty much sums up Jarry. I've given up watching them. Not even highlights worth mentioning

6. At the risk of over simplifying…The Pens are slightly too slow and slightly too old..doesnt take much to make a huge difference playing in a league that keeps getting bigger, stronger, faster, younger. When you get just a little tired, you have breakdowns and blow leads.

7. If Drew O'Connor was a natural goal scorer he'd be something to behold.

8. Pittsburgh is making blowing 2-goal leads look like the objective. They must be on pace for the NHL single season record. 😭

9. Mario Lemieux new coach

10. Is it possible, in the vein of the curse of the Bambino, that Mario has put a curse on the Penguins? The last time they made the playoffs was 2022, a season that saw Mario sell the team on New Years Eve 2021. I find it very convenient that the Penguins have gradually declined, and eventually falling off a cliff this year, since Fenway Sports came into the fold.

11. Sullivan is a good coach it's the GM who needs to go period and who should have never been hired.

12. I haven’t been a fire Sullivan person for a years. BUT I something has to change right now and unfortunately it has to be him. Right now! Is it time to go to games and start chanting “Fire Sullivan”?

13. I know they're stuck with him, but bench him or buy him out, or something. Jarry was Jarry in the 3rd.

14. Sure they are mad sure the coach is fed up but nothing will change maybe a nice defensive game win and then back to this crap

15. Sully is done here , issue is the ownership

16. When we miss the playoffs by 1-2 games again, blowing 2 goal leads will be the reason this year.

17. I’ve made this comment several times. This team is poorly constructed. O’Connor is not more than a third liner. We do not have a first line winger. We have a bunch of other teams cast aways. How is this team going to win when they don’t have the talent that other teams have. You made great points DK re some of the players. That’s valid. But the team is not constructed well. I didn’t expect anything more to be honest. I said at best they’d be 22nd in the league (bottom 10). It’s obvious when you see the lineup.

18. One wonders what stops Sully from going into the locker room and saying “ I’ve had it with the stubborn poor play and laziness…I’ve tried to train and direct you but you insist on being an embarrassment to the organization, the fans, and the city. I am therefore resigning for my own sanity and physical health. I wish you well.”,,,,,

19. DK, I have a question. Am I missing something, why is nobody talking about David Quinn and his accountability as an assistant coach responsible for defense? What about his connection with Erik Karlsson and making him better both on defense and PP? Also, PP is better, but nowhere near where it should be, right?

20. Pen's problem as a team they want to score goals but not share in the responsibility to prevent them. Letang, Karlsson both need to go and they need to get 2 or 3 die hard defensive minded defensemen. They wont win with Jarry.

21. Only HC in the city that receives no criticism from the local media