Latest Pens Buzz: Penguins’ Brass touting Sullivan’s development of young players (WBS/Early Pens years) in pursuit of Top College Free Agents

The Penguins’ brass is said to be operating (Will State of Today) with the belief that head coach Mike Sullivan does not have wondering eye for greener pastures and the organization would be stunned if he came to them looking for a mutual parting after the season. With nine games remaining in the regular season, those close to the situation have been given no heads up that something is coming. Pittsburgh behind the scenes is operating into April, business as usual in that Sullivan is onboard with the next phase of a retool. Next season Sullivan enters the start of a three-year contract worth around $6.25 To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”!

And that belief is being backed up league wide of why rival teams fully expect Sullivan to return in 2024-2025. Case in point, Pittsburgh is aggressively involved in the college free agent market and also have their eye on the junior hockey free agent circuit. Buzz among executives and multiple agents/advisers is the Dubas management team has been touting Sullivan’s development with young players as Wilkes Barre head coach many moons ago and that the next phase where the Penguins are heading (embracing young players) is similar to 2015/2016, not in caliber of team, but where an in-flux of young players developed and shined under Sullivan’s guidance to try to quite qualms. Pittsburgh has tried to alleviate concerns among some advising college free agents To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”!

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Game Day Buzz

— Tristan Jarry, as expected, gets the start vs the New York Rangers tonight. It is a seismic start for Jarry who let’s say it how is it, has lost the Number 1 job for now. Tentative plan is for Ned to go tomorrow vs New Jersey and Thursday vs Washington. Pressure is on for Jarry to shine tonight to be in consideration to start Thursday and to change the narrative around him where suddenly his future is starting to get questioned with management strongly believing Joel Blomqvist To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”!

— Trade Buzz: Jarry carries a $5.375 million cap hit through the 2027-2028 season and is owed $6.4 million in salary next season. Not to mention Jarry has a 12-team no trade clause and his reps at Newport Sports To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”!

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— What a daunting schedule the Penguins have the rest of the way, especially the next stretch with five games in seven days, including four of five on the road:

@ NYR tonight who lead the East with 104 points; @ NJD Tuesday Night who have been a terrible matchup for them; @ Washington Thursday Night before returning home against the Tampa Bay Lightning Saturday afternoon. Then it’s @ Toronto on Monday Night.