05-03-2024, 10:25 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Toronto
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Todd Reirden Fired. Sullivan Safe in Pittsburgh?
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05-03-2024, 10:27 AM
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#2
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Who?
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05-03-2024, 10:28 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: I don't belong here
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Locke
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Todd Reirden, says it in the thread title and even in the tweet.
You may need some coffee this morning.
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05-03-2024, 10:35 AM
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Weird to only fire an associate
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05-03-2024, 10:43 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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05-03-2024, 10:47 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: SW Ontario
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bonded
Weird to only fire an associate
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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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05-03-2024, 11:05 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: still in edmonton
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Quote:
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.
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05-03-2024, 11:15 AM
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Wasn't Todd a finalist when we hired dollar store Glen?
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05-03-2024, 11:43 AM
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GOAT!
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I always thought the head coach hired/fired their coaching staff.
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05-03-2024, 11:45 AM
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Originally Posted by FanIn80
I always thought the head coach hired/fired their coaching staff.
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They do, but I think a lot instances teams have assistants they don't want to lose and nudge a coach to keep.
We fired a bunch of head coaches here and Playfair stayed on. I think Huska went through Peters/Ward/Sutter.
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05-03-2024, 11:46 AM
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Underground
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Weren't some fans here interested in Reirden at one time?
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05-03-2024, 12:04 PM
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coaches get fired, its not to say he's a bad coach. Probably wasn't his idea to spend futures on EK.
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05-03-2024, 12:34 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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"Dubas" is 2 letters short of an accurate description of his work as a gm. Guy can't build a team at all, even though he starts with world class elite players.
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05-03-2024, 01:16 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kipper_3434
"Dubas" is 2 letters short of an accurate description of his work as a gm. Guy can't build a team at all, even though he starts with world class elite players.
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05-03-2024, 02:40 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2004
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kipper_3434
"Dubas" is 2 letters short of an accurate description of his work as a gm. Guy can't build a team at all, even though he starts with world class elite players.
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"basTuRd"
Solved it 
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05-03-2024, 03:47 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Toronto, Ontario
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Quote:
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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The Athletic article that came out last year was pretty damning of Sullivan and how he and the players got together to oust Hextall and Burke.
Personally, I almost never take the executive's side as they're almost always the ones who are doing the shadiest crap. But let's be honest, the Pittsburgh roster has been getting old for ages now and for any coach to want to keep going for it for a few core players, is playing an awfully selfish game. It's about the team, and having a hope and dream isn't a plan. To kybosh plans and just want to do it your way is terrible. Not sure why anyone would want Sullivan if he'd be creating his own coup?
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05-03-2024, 05:17 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts
Wasn't Todd a finalist when we hired dollar store Glen?
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I think he was linked to the Flames a couple of times.
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05-03-2024, 05:27 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: sector 7G
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Wasn’t Reirden in charge of their #### powerplay? If so, not a big surprise.
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05-03-2024, 06:35 PM
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All I can get
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Sounds like Sidney Crosby might want out.
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05-03-2024, 07:15 PM
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Taking a while to get to 5000
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Something up? What have you heard/read?
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