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Originally Posted by dissentowner
Not in this case. There is a real power struggle going on between Sullivan and Dubas. This is a tactic Dubas is using to get Sullivan to quit. He wants to fire the whole coaching staff but he can't ax Sullivan because the backlash from vets like Crosby will be huge, same with a lot of the fan base. Sullivan recently told Dubas not to touch his assistant coaches, not surprised that was the first thing he did.
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Considering it was Ownership, not Dubas, who gave Sullivan that extension and term...it sort of feels like two kids competing over who dad's favorite is. So yeah, it's basically Succession.