The Pittsburgh Penguins kind of, sort of, tried it Mike Sullivan's way. Not only were they not good enough to contend for a Stanley Cup, but they weren't good enough to contend for a playoff spot.

The Pittsburgh Penguins fired coach Mike Sullivan, who won back-to-back Stanley Cup titles in his first two seasons, the team announced Monday.

The Pittsburgh Penguins are about to embark on a coaching search for the first time in a decade. While the team is in transition — that’s the term Penguins president and general manager Kyle Dubas prefers,