Dan Muse knows his resume, at least the part that includes his playing career, doesn't exactly fit the profile of the typical NHL coach. And yet in some ways, the years spent as a self-described “bad” forward at Division III Stonehill College,

In a surprise move, the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday hired New York Rangers assistant Dan Muse as their new head coach, replacing Mike Sullivan, over Mitch Love and D.J. Smith, who were perceived as the favorites for the job.

The Pittsburgh Penguins organization understands it is in transition. There were more popular or well-known choices available to general manager Kyle Dubas as he chose the next Penguins head coach. Yet following nearly 10 years of commanding Mike Sullivan,