Penguins Lose Again, Time to Say Goodbye

Perhaps the title of this article should be, “The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same.”

Coach Mike Sullivan continues to put his forward lines in a blender. And we continue to see the same results. Last night’s 5-3 loss to Marc-André Fleury and the Wild was the latest installment.

The one thing Sullivan could do that might affect positive results…i.e.; tweak his system or install a new one to better fit the talent on hand…he refuses to do.

Actually, that’s not entirely true. Sully did go with a 1-2-2 for parts of the Wild game, a more conservative style that’s worked for us in the past. However, he never seems to stick with it for very long. Like a moth drawn to the flame, he returns to his aggressive forecheck.

We’ve now lost six games in row. I hate to be a doomsayer, but this isn’t going to get any better. Games we would’ve won in the past, the recent-come-from-in-front losses to the Flames, Canucks and now the Wild, we’re losing.

We’ll be lucky to win 20 games this season unless…

…we fire Sullivan.

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