The Latest Breaking News from Mike Sullivan

The Steelers will be helping out Kenny Pickett by making Mike Sullivan the playcaller for the rest of the season.

The Pittsburgh Steelers have fired offensive coordinator Matt Canada ahead of their Week 12 matchup vs. Bengals

Interest in cut-resistant neck guards is surging: "That could be one of the positive things that might come out of this terrible tragedy," said Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan.

Any one of these guys would be a massive upgrade over Pittsburgh Steelers OC Matt Canada.

PITTSBURGH — There is nothing wrong with the players the Penguins added last week.

The news passed quickly and quietly last week, lost in the hype surrounding phenom Connor Bedard as the No. 1 overall pick in the NHL entry draft and the impending start of NHL free agency.

Kyle Dubas had a history of failing with his goaltenders during his otherwise solid five-year run as Toronto Maple Leafs general manager.

Among active head coaches, only Tampa Bay's Jon Cooper has been behind the same team's bench for longer than Mike Sullivan.

PITTSBURGH — The Penguins have come to a crossroads with goaltender Tristan Jarry. He can be an unrestricted free agent in July. I'm inclined to move on and pursue Anaheim Ducks goalie John Gibson, a Pittsburgh native, even if it means trading Jake Guentzel or Bryan Rust.

The Stanley Cup playoffs will begin Monday night without the Penguins for the first time since Sid the Kid really was still a kid. The next two months will remind us of all the fun we are missing. We'll see Edmonton's Connor McDavid or Boston's Patrice Bergeron or perhaps, horror…

PITTSBURGH — The worst kept secret in Pittsburgh sports was that Ron Hextall was on borrowed time as the Penguins general manager from about the trade deadline until the end of the season. The question was never if Hextall was going to get fired, it was always when.