Two-time Stanley Cup-winning coach Mike Sullivan and the Penguins parted ways after the team missed the playoffs for a third ...

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then his replacement Ron Hextall, who lasted a little over two years before being fired — was unable to find the right pieces to fill out a roster that quickly became old and top heavy.

The Penguins were eliminated with 10 days left in the regular season. Previous GM Ron Hextall had signed Sullivan to a three-year extension that started this season and runs through 2026-27.

Yet the success that came so easily during the early days of Sullivan’s tenure faded as the core grew older and the front office — first Rutherford, who left in early 2021, then his replacement Ron ...