The Penguins announced some changes and while it looks like head coach Mike Sullivan is safe, he will have a completely new crew of assistants for 2020-21. The team announced on Wednesday that they will not renew the contacts of Mark Recchi, Jacques Martin and Sergei Gonchar.
“We just thought we needed to change the dynamic of our coaching staff,” general manager Jim Rutherford said in a press release. ‘We have very high standards here in Pittsburgh, and we want to continue competing for Stanley Cups. The message to our fans is that ‘We are not rebuilding, we’re re-tooling.