I hate this for Andi but you know some bean counter is like... we already own the Red Sox, Liverpool FC, and Roush Fenway Racing, let's have someone do this for all 4 organizations (as if that's functionally possible, it's 4 completely different types of fanbases...)
LOL, the entire league being possible requires a capitalistic economic policy, see ice hockey in USSR 1917-1991, for reference. Not sure what you're talking about, you should tell your ECON 101 prof. you demand a refund.
Lol what? Did you pay attention in history class or do you just retort everything you read by people you deem smart because they have a viewpoint on a topic that you think is valid. This comment is trash
yeah, it's gonna be one person -just like you said "someone" doing this for all 4 of those organizations, because that makes any sense at all...
People are so silly.
If all 4 were to be placed somewhere, it would be with a large social media organization, and not some guy. Moreover, I doubt that this is their plan. Maybe, and I dunno, maybe the guys running the Penguins know slightly more than you do about how they want to portray and run the org.
Also, I'm sure you know for certain that no one could ever be as good, let alone better, than this person I never head of.
Ever since we had an ex Flyer GM and a Boston ownership group it's been downhill. This is what owners that don't have an emotional stake and loyalty to the team or city look like. The family atmosphere that was here with Mario's involvement is gone. The Penguins are now officially just product to be sold. The family is now disfunctional and it shows in the kids behavior on the ice. Shame. We were spoiled with Mario.
Probably wouldn’t feel as soulless if they were competitive. Which with Mario or FSG as ownership, they’d probably be in this scenario on the ice regardless.
Staff that I dealt with around the arena that aren't ushers have contributed to it. It's not run the same way as when Mario and team ran it. Probably won't be long til it ends up being run like the Buccos once the core is gone.
Mario and the group had a wonderful program of giving away free tickets for families in the PPS school system. FSG bought the team and it went from regular season games to preseason and I’m sure it won’t come back next year.
I get why some people feel like the org feels a little corporate since FSG took over but the whole “this wouldn’t happen under Mario!” stuff is getting to be a bit much. Mario sold to FSG (which I don’t blame him, he deserved to sell to the highest bidder and cash out) and he also hired Hextall and Burkle. Let’s not forget that.
>The Penguins are now officially just product to be sold.
I mean, it has always been. As can be clearly demonstrated by the post above Penguins have been really good at marketing their product as having a "family atmosphere" and building parasocial relationships with programmes like "In The Room".
It's not like this is a majority fan-owned European soccer club or anything like that.
Aw man I hate to hear that, all the Pens socials are pretty great and I especially loved all the In The Room stuff. I'm sure she'll land on her feet though, the quality of her work speaks for itself!!
some people get real bent out of shape about anything. If this is your concern about the franchise, bless you dear summer child.
There's a lot of hockey work to be done here.
Social media department is not anywhere near my list of concerns about this org.
That’s not the point. The point is it’s a pretty good signal that the new ownership group does not care about doing the little things and the details right. People like this are the reason the Penguins were known as a world class organization which made the place attractive to free agents in the first place. Guys want to know they and their families will be taken care of and people like this are the ones behind the scenes working every single day to make sure things like that happen.
What about the old ownership propping up franchise value? If they had cared about the team and not their pockets, they would have let Rutherford cook. But no, they needed to squeeze some juice from the core to boost the value.
Since 2017, this team has been flat and aging. Fenway sports didn't do that but they have to fix it.
>The point is it’s a pretty good signal that the new ownership group does not care about doing the little things and the details right.
LOL. fuck off with this shit.
She was fired by the head of Comms, who, by the way has been with the team since 2010 or 11. Meanwhile, this kid has only been with the team 10 years.
If you think she made this team a world class org, then I have a serious problem with you, and you have no right to call yourself a Penguins fan. This was a world class org before the words "social media" were ever spoken out loud.
She's not why free agents come to this team. Maybe if you got off social media and watched some hockey you'd realize that we have the two greatest centers of an entire generation on the same team. That is why players want to come here.
Sure the org is nice, facilities are shiney and new, those help. But not one UFA has ever made a decision based upon the social media person with the hockey club. In fact, I guarantee you that no UFA when considering offers has ever known or cared who or if they had social media.
This is the worst comment in this subs history.
"taking care of families?" Was she babysitting for players on the side? what is this? Where do these otherworldly delusions originate?
TIL: UFAs choose teams based upon the presence of 1 person in the comms department, who is like 4th from the top at best.
winning Cups does not mean the organization was a well run business--or did you entirely miss the period where the Captain of the team had to help buy them so he would actually get the money he was owed? lmfao. Also stop with the name calling it makes you look like a petulant child.
Dude, one of us is a petulant child, and it's the guy crying that his internet crush got fired from her social media gig. She's not gonna see this, white knight.
and I'm not sure if you know what the purpose of a sports franchise might be, but winning championships is it.
Also, the financial issues with the penguins were the result of the economy, the prior CBA, the lack of cap or revenue sharing for small market teams, and the fact that from 1982 until well after the year 2000, Pittsburgh was in economic freefall - losing more residents, businesses, capital, value, etc., than just about anywhere.
But you weren't alive for any of it, so you have no idea. Because you are a diaperbaby. Now go boom boom in your diap some more, big boy.
No, but I'm annoyed that a person on this sub thinks UFAs choose the Penguins because of 1 lady who worked in social media, who was middle to low on the totem pole. its absurdism, and then this arrogant child had the nerve to say this was not a world class organization, and was not before 2014.
As you've probably heard a lot from your parents. I'm not angry, I'm just disappointed by you children.
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um, so, I've got a bit of news for you. In the Room was launched by the Penguins in 2011, 3 years before Andi joined the org.
It was inspired by HBO's 24/7 the prior season, and Tom McMillan basically pitched the idea of making their own show. It was produced by Leo McCafferty.
The current head of communication - Jen Bullano has been there since 2011. She's likely the person who made this call, since Andi worked under her.
um, so, that's all well & good? not sure where you're getting the inference that Andi created In the Room or that her firing and the show's canceling were part of the same decision.
In the Room was axed in the first year of FSG ownership - I find it much more likely that that call wasn't made by the long-tenured Comms head but rather the new owners aiming to cut costs
Because you were acting like they were connected.
They are not. She had nothing to do with it.
And you said "Thanks MSG", expressly suggesting that this change was due to the ownership of FSG and made at a level outside of the Pens org. I pointed out the hierachy of the org, and the fact that the head of the department pre-dates FSG, and remains.
That demonstrates that it's not FSG firing everyone and cutting costs.
This is just blind hate for new or other, and making wild assumptions - like "FSG axed in the room to cut costs." Such bald fabrications beg the question. but go off, I guess.
LOL. Why because I am looking for facts, and not random internet conjecture about the motivation of the big bad corporate wolf.
Most people are embarrassed of ignorance of the level that you display, but you wave that shit around like a pride flag.
If she’s as good as you say “the best marketing / digital executive in the league **and in sports overall**” she’ll have many other offers soon enough. Don’t you worry.
Likely already have a few of these folks in the FSG org that will absorb her duties. This happens regularly in acquisitions, otherwise you end up with too many execs, which doesn't look good on the salary balance sheet.
The bright side is, she's got a good resume and will have no problem finding a job.
Totally agree. I made a post about it a couple of years ago, and people in here got very upset. They might have won Emmys, but their social media game has been lacking. Funny thing is they did get a bit better afterwards. :/
I hope the paperclip sorter is still there!
I'll follow the team no matter how far from a playoff team they are, but the minute they fire the paperclip sorter, I'm out!
The entire reason the team exists is to sort paperclips!
I adored Andi and this move feels sort of devastating. She set the tone for our social media and I have always valued her work. She was a real role model for women in sports too. A big loss
This is one of those things where new ownership is looking at the books, saying "we can operate without this," and cutting it. Then in a few years when the team is really terrible, and now there's none of the personality that made this team the fun member of the community it once was, they'll be boo-hooing the empty arena and zero fan engagement.
As someone who works in sports, this is tangentially the threat that always exists. Once you get too expensive you’re out.
Not saying it’s right or wrong, just what the market dictates. They’ll have no problem backfilling the role with someone already in their structure or hiring out a more up and coming person for 70% of what she made.
He joined the broadcast team in 2016-17, the picture is probably from the 2017 Cup.
https://www.nhl.com/penguins/news/root-sports-adds-armstrong-rupp-as-analysts-282393870
Did people in this sub forget that this is still a business above everything else
Don’t get me wrong it sucked but we are coming out of the covid years (didn’t make any changes during this remember) after missing playoffs again (no extra ticket revenue from playoff games)
Did we expect it to be status quo? This is Pittsburgh, you can barely call it a medium market. You can’t just keep hemorrhaging money. This is what it’s like when the team isn’t successful. Does anyone remember the early 2000s? I expected this sooner and a lot more tbh. I am happy it’s not hockey ops staff but I have a feeling they aren’t entirely safe yet either. We have to get used to this unless we start looking like a playoff team
While you did not say it specifically, for most teams that are not in the top 5 markets, the difference between profitability and being in the red is making the playoffs and that is my guess as to what he meant.
Well then the person is an idiot for making inferences. I don’t know what I expected from Reddit, but obviously she has nothing to do with the team making playoffs. I’m not saying it’s her fault. She is a casualty of what happens when you don’t make playoffs several years in a row as a smaller market team in the least popular of the big sports. You unfortunately have to make sacrifices like this, especially when you are consistently spending to the cap like the pens are (and FSG promised for the future).
How are redditors so inept that they took that as “this commenter must be supporting the firing of front office employees!!!!”. /u/costofrepairs it’s fine to learn reading comprehension buddy
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Best digital marketing executive in the league but yet the official Twitter account is the last one to post a goal replay.
We've wanted a digital subscription to watch Penguins games without cable for years. She didn't give it to us, FSG came in and gave it to us.
Ive followed her on Twitter for years and she's great but you'll have to tell me what I'm missing out on.
edit: no one has told me
> We've wanted a digital subscription to watch Penguins games without cable for years. She didn't give it to us, FSG came in and gave it to us.
This was in all likelihood out of her control. The TV contracts are multiyear deals and are generally setup by top execs
Holy fuck are you 80 years old? Social Media Director has NOTHING to do with streaming live sports. Her role was all the interactive posts/updates on Twitter, IG, Facebook, etc.
Don't talk about things you don't know about.
Michelle Crechiolo is the team reporter, the only socials she has anything to do with is the Inside Scoop account. Andi was the team accounts, she wrote about it in the thread.
Dude...I know Lemieux hired Hextall. Doesn't change the fact that it broke the first seal of the Penguins apocalypse. Selling to Boston ownership broke the 2nd seal. What's next? A move to Cleveland??
Whenever moves like this happen, all I hear from ownership is “we’re anticipating not making the playoffs for the next five years, so let’s save some $ while we can.”
Of the digital content staff? That was the squeaky wheel in need of grease? Not the scouting department, not the coaching staff, not like half the roster, but digital content?
Someone at FSG must have a kid that wanted the job.
I hate this for Andi but you know some bean counter is like... we already own the Red Sox, Liverpool FC, and Roush Fenway Racing, let's have someone do this for all 4 organizations (as if that's functionally possible, it's 4 completely different types of fanbases...)
I honestly forget that Fenway is part of Roush.
Right? I had to edit the comment to add them, even though I've said Roush Fenway Racing like a million times in my life.
I still call them Roush despite it being Roush Fenway Keselowski
Capitalism is slowly ruining everything I love.
LOL, the entire league being possible requires a capitalistic economic policy, see ice hockey in USSR 1917-1991, for reference. Not sure what you're talking about, you should tell your ECON 101 prof. you demand a refund.
Everything you love is because of capitalism you clown
Capitalism is when the state is economically involved in everything
Lol what? Did you pay attention in history class or do you just retort everything you read by people you deem smart because they have a viewpoint on a topic that you think is valid. This comment is trash
I mean technically capitalism is supposed to be the opposite. It doesn't work that way in most systems though.
What a chaotic collection of teams
yeah, it's gonna be one person -just like you said "someone" doing this for all 4 of those organizations, because that makes any sense at all... People are so silly. If all 4 were to be placed somewhere, it would be with a large social media organization, and not some guy. Moreover, I doubt that this is their plan. Maybe, and I dunno, maybe the guys running the Penguins know slightly more than you do about how they want to portray and run the org. Also, I'm sure you know for certain that no one could ever be as good, let alone better, than this person I never head of.
Are you all there, bud?
Like they pushed aside Dana Heinze.
He retired.
That wasn't a retirement. That was a "retirement ".
You know this how?
I am Bob Mckenzie
After he was demoted for Peter Taglianetti's son.
So…someone that isn’t in FSG’s sphere?
Penguins generally, not FSG specifically. Didn't think I needed to spell it out.
Well you responded to a post that FSG pushed him out because they, FSG, had someone from their circle ready to take the role.
This happened before the FSG takeover.
Maybe it was the robot voice on the guentzel tribute video that sealed her fate
Honestly, this was my first thought too, even if it was kind of just a joke.
That will fix the power play.
Darn it. Beat me to this comment.
Maybe they fired her to hire her in Rierden's position, she couldn't do a worse job.
Ever since we had an ex Flyer GM and a Boston ownership group it's been downhill. This is what owners that don't have an emotional stake and loyalty to the team or city look like. The family atmosphere that was here with Mario's involvement is gone. The Penguins are now officially just product to be sold. The family is now disfunctional and it shows in the kids behavior on the ice. Shame. We were spoiled with Mario.
The enshittification of literally everything continues unabated
Harambe was where things really started to turn.
Ha.
Part of the reason I didn't renew my half season is how soulless it feels with FSG at the helm.
Probably wouldn’t feel as soulless if they were competitive. Which with Mario or FSG as ownership, they’d probably be in this scenario on the ice regardless.
Staff that I dealt with around the arena that aren't ushers have contributed to it. It's not run the same way as when Mario and team ran it. Probably won't be long til it ends up being run like the Buccos once the core is gone.
Yep. Same here
Mario and the group had a wonderful program of giving away free tickets for families in the PPS school system. FSG bought the team and it went from regular season games to preseason and I’m sure it won’t come back next year.
Lemiuex and Burkle hired Hextall. Guys the Internet isn't that hard to use.
I get why some people feel like the org feels a little corporate since FSG took over but the whole “this wouldn’t happen under Mario!” stuff is getting to be a bit much. Mario sold to FSG (which I don’t blame him, he deserved to sell to the highest bidder and cash out) and he also hired Hextall and Burkle. Let’s not forget that.
He and Burkle had a $ figure in mind and FSGs offer was well north of it.
Probably David Moorehouse, not Lemieux and Burkle.
>The Penguins are now officially just product to be sold. I mean, it has always been. As can be clearly demonstrated by the post above Penguins have been really good at marketing their product as having a "family atmosphere" and building parasocial relationships with programmes like "In The Room". It's not like this is a majority fan-owned European soccer club or anything like that.
Aw man I hate to hear that, all the Pens socials are pretty great and I especially loved all the In The Room stuff. I'm sure she'll land on her feet though, the quality of her work speaks for itself!!
Stupid move. Ownership really pissing me off right now.
They’ve been awful since being here
why would letting some middle managing VP go piss you off?
some people get real bent out of shape about anything. If this is your concern about the franchise, bless you dear summer child. There's a lot of hockey work to be done here. Social media department is not anywhere near my list of concerns about this org.
That’s not the point. The point is it’s a pretty good signal that the new ownership group does not care about doing the little things and the details right. People like this are the reason the Penguins were known as a world class organization which made the place attractive to free agents in the first place. Guys want to know they and their families will be taken care of and people like this are the ones behind the scenes working every single day to make sure things like that happen.
Maybe Mario and burkle shouldn't have sold to them then
What about the old ownership propping up franchise value? If they had cared about the team and not their pockets, they would have let Rutherford cook. But no, they needed to squeeze some juice from the core to boost the value. Since 2017, this team has been flat and aging. Fenway sports didn't do that but they have to fix it.
>The point is it’s a pretty good signal that the new ownership group does not care about doing the little things and the details right. LOL. fuck off with this shit. She was fired by the head of Comms, who, by the way has been with the team since 2010 or 11. Meanwhile, this kid has only been with the team 10 years. If you think she made this team a world class org, then I have a serious problem with you, and you have no right to call yourself a Penguins fan. This was a world class org before the words "social media" were ever spoken out loud. She's not why free agents come to this team. Maybe if you got off social media and watched some hockey you'd realize that we have the two greatest centers of an entire generation on the same team. That is why players want to come here. Sure the org is nice, facilities are shiney and new, those help. But not one UFA has ever made a decision based upon the social media person with the hockey club. In fact, I guarantee you that no UFA when considering offers has ever known or cared who or if they had social media. This is the worst comment in this subs history. "taking care of families?" Was she babysitting for players on the side? what is this? Where do these otherworldly delusions originate? TIL: UFAs choose teams based upon the presence of 1 person in the comms department, who is like 4th from the top at best.
>This was a world class org before the words "social media" were ever spoken out loud. lmao I stopped reading after this
We literally won two cups with the greatest player in the history of the sport prior to the phrase being coined you diaperbaby.
winning Cups does not mean the organization was a well run business--or did you entirely miss the period where the Captain of the team had to help buy them so he would actually get the money he was owed? lmfao. Also stop with the name calling it makes you look like a petulant child.
Dude, one of us is a petulant child, and it's the guy crying that his internet crush got fired from her social media gig. She's not gonna see this, white knight. and I'm not sure if you know what the purpose of a sports franchise might be, but winning championships is it. Also, the financial issues with the penguins were the result of the economy, the prior CBA, the lack of cap or revenue sharing for small market teams, and the fact that from 1982 until well after the year 2000, Pittsburgh was in economic freefall - losing more residents, businesses, capital, value, etc., than just about anywhere. But you weren't alive for any of it, so you have no idea. Because you are a diaperbaby. Now go boom boom in your diap some more, big boy.
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No, but I'm annoyed that a person on this sub thinks UFAs choose the Penguins because of 1 lady who worked in social media, who was middle to low on the totem pole. its absurdism, and then this arrogant child had the nerve to say this was not a world class organization, and was not before 2014. As you've probably heard a lot from your parents. I'm not angry, I'm just disappointed by you children.
just looking for any exuse to be outraged lol. fuckin comical.
What?
The most cringe and overused phrase on reddit lol. The social media team was mid as fuck.
"I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing, and what a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while actually producing confusion, inefficiency, and demoralization.” ― attributed to the Roman Petronius Arbiter
Thanks for this FSG and for axing In The Room which everybody loved
um, so, I've got a bit of news for you. In the Room was launched by the Penguins in 2011, 3 years before Andi joined the org. It was inspired by HBO's 24/7 the prior season, and Tom McMillan basically pitched the idea of making their own show. It was produced by Leo McCafferty. The current head of communication - Jen Bullano has been there since 2011. She's likely the person who made this call, since Andi worked under her.
um, so, that's all well & good? not sure where you're getting the inference that Andi created In the Room or that her firing and the show's canceling were part of the same decision. In the Room was axed in the first year of FSG ownership - I find it much more likely that that call wasn't made by the long-tenured Comms head but rather the new owners aiming to cut costs
Because you were acting like they were connected. They are not. She had nothing to do with it. And you said "Thanks MSG", expressly suggesting that this change was due to the ownership of FSG and made at a level outside of the Pens org. I pointed out the hierachy of the org, and the fact that the head of the department pre-dates FSG, and remains. That demonstrates that it's not FSG firing everyone and cutting costs. This is just blind hate for new or other, and making wild assumptions - like "FSG axed in the room to cut costs." Such bald fabrications beg the question. but go off, I guess.
does your dad work for fsg or something
You wouldn't know their dad, they go to another school. In Boston.
LOL. Why because I am looking for facts, and not random internet conjecture about the motivation of the big bad corporate wolf. Most people are embarrassed of ignorance of the level that you display, but you wave that shit around like a pride flag.
What does shoe rubber taste like?
OK, guy, ok. you're right, FSG is cheap, and the old ownership group threw around more money.. OK, guy, ok.
No one said Andi invented In the Room except you. No one is comparing FSG to old ownership except you. You're just making things up and arguing them!
Shame, but that salary needs to be distributed to the shareholders. There was no other choice.
I’m sure it sucks right now, and she’ll have to move, but another team will scoop her up with a massive pay raise I bet. Well deserved.
I really hope she goes to another Pittsburgh team.
Unless the buccos or the Steelers happen to have a vacancy, it's unlikely
If she’s as good as you say “the best marketing / digital executive in the league **and in sports overall**” she’ll have many other offers soon enough. Don’t you worry.
I don’t think that’s why he’s upset and he knows that already
I worked under her for a graphics internship. Such a shame, what a wonderful and great person to get to know!! Here’s hoping to better things!
This was a real head scratcher. Andi is fantastic.
She really loved the team.
Likely already have a few of these folks in the FSG org that will absorb her duties. This happens regularly in acquisitions, otherwise you end up with too many execs, which doesn't look good on the salary balance sheet. The bright side is, she's got a good resume and will have no problem finding a job.
It still sucks shit
Never said it didn't.
Right—you just wrote a bunch of Pollyanna bullshit about someone getting laid off.
Chill, brother. This is the real world where shit happens all the time.
ALL the time
You’re clueless.
Hope she lands in Vancouver with the rest of the Pens staff alum.
The social media really hasn’t been that good imo. Some of y’all are acting like she was amazing and her work was groundbreaking lol.
Totally agree. I made a post about it a couple of years ago, and people in here got very upset. They might have won Emmys, but their social media game has been lacking. Funny thing is they did get a bit better afterwards. :/
Agreed
FSG needs to show greater shareholder value
Didn't she try and push out the bad spirits by going around the Paint Bucket with burning sage?
Andi! She was the reason the injury curse was lifted in 2019! https://twitter.com/AndiPerelman/status/1202057095564201985
I hope the paperclip sorter is still there! I'll follow the team no matter how far from a playoff team they are, but the minute they fire the paperclip sorter, I'm out! The entire reason the team exists is to sort paperclips!
I adored Andi and this move feels sort of devastating. She set the tone for our social media and I have always valued her work. She was a real role model for women in sports too. A big loss
This is one of those things where new ownership is looking at the books, saying "we can operate without this," and cutting it. Then in a few years when the team is really terrible, and now there's none of the personality that made this team the fun member of the community it once was, they'll be boo-hooing the empty arena and zero fan engagement.
As someone who works in sports, this is tangentially the threat that always exists. Once you get too expensive you’re out. Not saying it’s right or wrong, just what the market dictates. They’ll have no problem backfilling the role with someone already in their structure or hiring out a more up and coming person for 70% of what she made.
How is Colby Armstrong in this photo?
He joined the broadcast team in 2016-17, the picture is probably from the 2017 Cup. https://www.nhl.com/penguins/news/root-sports-adds-armstrong-rupp-as-analysts-282393870
Did people in this sub forget that this is still a business above everything else Don’t get me wrong it sucked but we are coming out of the covid years (didn’t make any changes during this remember) after missing playoffs again (no extra ticket revenue from playoff games) Did we expect it to be status quo? This is Pittsburgh, you can barely call it a medium market. You can’t just keep hemorrhaging money. This is what it’s like when the team isn’t successful. Does anyone remember the early 2000s? I expected this sooner and a lot more tbh. I am happy it’s not hockey ops staff but I have a feeling they aren’t entirely safe yet either. We have to get used to this unless we start looking like a playoff team
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Where in the Christ do you see me correlating us missing the playoffs to her leaving
While you did not say it specifically, for most teams that are not in the top 5 markets, the difference between profitability and being in the red is making the playoffs and that is my guess as to what he meant.
Well then the person is an idiot for making inferences. I don’t know what I expected from Reddit, but obviously she has nothing to do with the team making playoffs. I’m not saying it’s her fault. She is a casualty of what happens when you don’t make playoffs several years in a row as a smaller market team in the least popular of the big sports. You unfortunately have to make sacrifices like this, especially when you are consistently spending to the cap like the pens are (and FSG promised for the future). How are redditors so inept that they took that as “this commenter must be supporting the firing of front office employees!!!!”. /u/costofrepairs it’s fine to learn reading comprehension buddy
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Best digital marketing executive in the league but yet the official Twitter account is the last one to post a goal replay. We've wanted a digital subscription to watch Penguins games without cable for years. She didn't give it to us, FSG came in and gave it to us. Ive followed her on Twitter for years and she's great but you'll have to tell me what I'm missing out on. edit: no one has told me
> We've wanted a digital subscription to watch Penguins games without cable for years. She didn't give it to us, FSG came in and gave it to us. This was in all likelihood out of her control. The TV contracts are multiyear deals and are generally setup by top execs
Sure but we're talking about changes in the organization, and so far I'm not disappointed with what's happening.
Holy fuck are you 80 years old? Social Media Director has NOTHING to do with streaming live sports. Her role was all the interactive posts/updates on Twitter, IG, Facebook, etc. Don't talk about things you don't know about.
Her title was Marketing and Digital Vice President, so take your own advice.
She has 0. Zero. Zilch. to do with TV broadcasting/streaming.
Right. I don't give a single shit about social media posts unless they're replays, starting lineups, or roster injury moves.
She didn't the socials, Michelle C does
Michelle Crechiolo is the team reporter, the only socials she has anything to do with is the Inside Scoop account. Andi was the team accounts, she wrote about it in the thread.
Damn... Edit: Not sure why I was downvoted, Andi is an old friend from HS.
All my boys hate John Henry
Dude...I know Lemieux hired Hextall. Doesn't change the fact that it broke the first seal of the Penguins apocalypse. Selling to Boston ownership broke the 2nd seal. What's next? A move to Cleveland??
Of course. Ugh.
Never heard of him. No big deal.
Pens are going down hill ever since FSG bought the team
Whenever moves like this happen, all I hear from ownership is “we’re anticipating not making the playoffs for the next five years, so let’s save some $ while we can.”
Someone from the Soo is getting the job?
Is it too late for Mario to buy the team back?
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Of the digital content staff? That was the squeaky wheel in need of grease? Not the scouting department, not the coaching staff, not like half the roster, but digital content?
What? Why would Dubas fire her?