One of many crucial decisions that Ron Hextall will face as Penguins general manager this summer is what to do with his coach. Last night on Sportsnet, league insider Elliotte Friedman opined that he “expects” Mike Sullivan to be back in Pittsburgh next year in a fairly brief note. Friedman didn’t expand much on what led him to come to that opinion, but he’s not drawing a guess out of thin air on the subject.
Officially, the Pens have not made any announcements about who their coach will be next season. but Sullivan is still under contract to be the coach.