Did I just hear that Johnson has been fired?
Yes you did.
http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/p...s/201512120128
"Penguins fire head coach Mike Johnston
By Dave Molinari / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The Penguins have fired coach Mike Johnston today.
He will be replaced by Mike Sullivan, who had been coaching their farm team in Wilkes-Barre and will make his debut when Washington visits Consol Energy Center Monday at 7:08 p.m.
Assistant coach Gary Agnew also was fired.
Assistant coaches Rick Tocchet and Jacques Martin and goalie coach Mike Bales will remain on the staff.
“I felt it was time for a coaching change because our team has underachieved,” general manager Jim Rutherford said in a statement. “Our expectations are much higher with this group of players.
“Mike Sullivan has been a head coach and an assistant coach in the NHL and we’ve been very fortunate to have him with our AHL club this season. He’s done an outstanding job in Wilkes-Barre and he’s ready to step in.”
Sullivan, 47, led the Baby Penguins to an 18-5 record and first place in the Atlantic Division.
He was head coach in Boston 2003-06.
Johnston, who replaced Dan Bylsma after the 2013-14 season, was 58-37-15 in his season-plus behind the Penguins’ bench, including a 3-2 shootout loss to Los Angeles Friday night.
The Penguins are 15-10-3 and have 33 points, good for an eighth-place tie with Boston in the Eastern Conference playoff race."
