Quoting: Yojimbo
When people say that Sullivan is a good coach I lol.
It's not quite at the point of saying that the Pens win in spite of him, but the certainly don't win because of him.
his inability to adjust has cost this team cups. I was shocked he changed the system this year. But even that can't prevent Letang and Schultz from turning the puck over repeatedly.
The biggest issue right now is injury. 1/3 of the skaters are out. WTF does this poster think is going to happen. They got a 4th line of pure AHL talent. And the blue line is a mess with 1/2 the top 4 out.
Here are just some facts for the OP.
The fastest way to slow down the Crosby or Malkin line is to put Hornqvist on it.
They refuse to give Tanev more ice time because they want him in a defensive role. Honestly, they should put him with Crosby at this point.
That gives you Rust on Malkin's wing where he is more suited to play. And Simon.
I don't know what else you are going to do with those pieces. It is what it is.
'm not going to defend Simon because I don't think he belongs on the ice either. However, they don't have anyone else. But I do think Simon will be a better player next year actually. If he isn't spending the whole off season working on his shot, he should be left in the AHL. That's the only thing really holding him back. Although I hope they bring in Poulin next year and are done with this mess.