Regardless of being one of many worst groups within the NHL by way of each factors accrued and factors scored, Pittsburgh Penguins normal supervisor Kyle Dubas says that head coach Mike Sullivan isn’t at risk of dropping his job anytime quickly.
Actually, Dubas appears to imagine that of all of the issues mistaken with the Penguins proper now that teaching isn’t one in every of them.
“Do I believe that he’s the best individual for the job now and much into the longer term? I completely do,” Dubas said, by way of Pittsburgh Hockey Now. “So, I must proceed to help the teaching employees as finest I can and assist us get this entering into the best path.”
Pittsburgh is 11-12-3 with 25 factors, simply forward of the Columbus Blue Jackets, who occupy final place within the Metropolitan Division.
Protection and goaltending doesn’t appear to be the Penguins’ drawback. Goaltenders Tristan Jarry, Alex Nedeljkovi and Magnus Hellberg have mixed to give up the fewest objectives of their division and the third-fewest objectives within the NHL (68). Pittsburgh’s protection additionally ranks tenth in penalty-kill proportion (83.5).