I don't really know if Sullivan didn't trust Pouliot. He played him a lot when he got called up, sometimes as the number three defenseman. He got benched literally just because they wanted to try Schultz; if I remember right, Pouliot was playing so well around the deadline that Schultz still had to sit two or three games after he came because Pouliot and Cole were such a great pairing. He didn't get benched for Schultz in the reg season because of a poor game, it was just to see what they had in Schultz. The Penguins got on a roll and Sullivan was hesitant to change the lineup.
Pouliot was also Sullivan's first option over Schultz in the playoffs. He didn't do well and got subsequently benched but still, so did Maatta. No margin for error in the playoffs.
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From: (Anonymous)I don't really know if Sullivan didn't trust Pouliot. He played him a lot when he got called up, sometimes as the number three defenseman. He got benched literally just because they wanted to try Schultz; if I remember right, Pouliot was playing so well around the deadline that Schultz still had to sit two or three games after he came because Pouliot and Cole were such a great pairing. He didn't get benched for Schultz in the reg season because of a poor game, it was just to see what they had in Schultz. The Penguins got on a roll and Sullivan was hesitant to change the lineup.
Pouliot was also Sullivan's first option over Schultz in the playoffs. He didn't do well and got subsequently benched but still, so did Maatta. No margin for error in the playoffs.