Mike Sullivan didn't have much involvement in the Penguins' search for a general manager.
It wasn't until the last week or so that he got involved at all. It came at the request of co-head of Fenway Sports Management and Penguins alternate governor Dave Beeston, who asked Sullivan to speak with Kyle Dubas.
Dubas, who was named the Penguins' president of hockey operations on Thursday, said in his introductory press conference that the conversations he had with Sullivan and Sidney Crosby were "paramount" to him ultimately accepting the job in Pittsburgh.