Head coach Mike Sullivan could be leaving the Penguins for rival

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Sam Hutch
April 27, 2024 (4:19 PM)

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Mike Sullivan has been the head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins since the 2015 National Hockey League season. Sullivan is one of the longest tenured coaches in the league today is it possible that Sullivan leaves the Penguins even though he still under contract. According to one insider Sullivan has thought about leaving for a Metropolitan Division rival. Whether it actually happens or not remains to be seen though.

According to Nick Kypreos and The Hockey News, there are rumblings that Sullivan Could want out of Pittsburgh in order to join the New Jersey Devils, who are managed by Sullivan's friend Tom Fitzgerald; Take a look.

According to Nick Kypreos, there's a rumor that Mike Sullivan might be interested in joining his friend Tom Fitzgerald with the #NJDevils

The thought is that Sullivan is frustrated with the way the Pittsburgh Penguins are being managed, and the direction they're being led in by General Manager and President of Hockey Operations, Kyle Dubas. Sullivan is just about to start a new three year contract extension meaning the Penguins don't have any doubt about him being the man behind their bench, if Sullivan is actually this frustrated with the direction and the team is going in it is possible that he decides to ship.

Fitzgerald and Sullivan have a long-standing relationship and are from the same hometown, Massachusetts. The connection is there, we'll have to see where this goes. Dubas losing a coach like Sullivan in his first year at the helm of the Pittsburgh Penguins would certainly top his list of disasters.