David Quinn to join Penguins as assistant coach?

The Penguins have a vacancy on their coaching staff after parting ways with associate coach Todd Reirden last month. An obvious name for general manager and President of Hockey Operations Kyle Dubas to consider hiring was David Quinn.

Quinn has significant NHL experience from running the New York Rangers for three seasons and most recently in his role as San Jose’s head coach for the prior two. He’s been a head coach at the AHL level prior to that and has significant experience in the college coaching ranks at Boston University.

However, it’s Quinn’s time as a player at BU in the 1980’s that makes him a clear fit for the Penguins. Quinn and Mike Sullivan were teammates and developed a close…