The Pittsburgh Penguins, barring a (second) last-minute swerve, appear to have their head coach.Mike Johnston, formerly the coach and general managerof the Robbie Ray Jersey WHL's Portland Winterhawks, has agreed on a three-year deal with the team, according to multiple reports. TSN's Darren Dreger was first with the news.This comes that the team had its guy, only to have late-stagenegotiations fall through. Willie Desjardinstook the Vancouver Canucks job the next day.It was, in short, something of a me s, largely because it ensured that whoever took the job would do so after publicly Rob Refsnyder Jersey being marked as Pittsburgh's second (or third) choice. All things considered, though, Johnston seems to be a good fit.Johnstonis an offensive-minded, uptempo coach who has been with Portland since 2008, save for a 2012 suspension over violations related to player benefits. Before that, he was an a sistant coach with the Vancouver Canucks from 1999-2006 and Los Angeles Archie Bradley Jersey Kings from 2006-08.Johnston interviewed with the Canucks for the job that eventually went to Desjardins and earned some praise from Vancouver GM Jim Benning."He coaches the Zack Greinke Jersey style we want our team to play," . on the Winterhawks' website; among other things, it stre ses defensemen joining the rush and shot volume, and generally focuses on keeping the tempo high. That doesn't A. J. Pollock Jersey sound like a bad idea for a team with Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and, particularly, Kris Letang.Pittsburgh kept coach Dan Bylsma on the hook for several weeks despite firing general manager Ray Shero immediately after wasting a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals against the New York Rangers.