The Penguins are perfectly pleased with their coaching staff. Their stance is that Mike Johnston did an admirable job under difficult circumstances in his first season, that Rick Tocchet got the most of the team's talented forwards and that ... well, they absolutely love the job Gary Agnew did with the blue line.
Agnew almost didn't have the chance.
Dan Bylsma and Tony Granato immediately saw the writing on the wall after the Penguins lost Game 7 to the Rangers that spring, realizing that they would be looking for work elsewhere. Todd Reirden, however, was fully anticipating that he would remain with the Penguins. In fact, he almost did.
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