Penguins Predicament: Are Hextall and Sullivan on the Same Page?

Be forewarned…this is going to be a bit of an unusual post. More a ramble than an article. It actually started as a reply to our long-team reader and respected commenter Mike. But I wanted it to have more legs because I think it speaks to one of the Penguins’ most pressing dilemmas. One that lies just beneath the surface. Here goes…

I think Mike hit on a key issue, one that Mark Madden also addressed in his article on the Tribune Review titled, “Penguins mangled defense needs a shakeup, but can management pull it off?” Namely, that GM Ron Hextall and coach Mike Sullivan aren’t on the same page in terms of personnel and scheme.

I’ve touched on this before, but Sullivan’s very much a one-trick…