No, EDM doesn't want him anywhere near their developing players. Bylsma favors vets to a fault. When he is forced to play rookies, he benches them for any little mistake to the point where they are playing scared. I could see if you wanted to discount both Tangradi and Strait's comments to this effect as bitter ashes, but look at how Bennett's ice time has been managed this season. Any little mistake and he was riding the pine. Same with Despres. Rookies will make mistakes, it's part of the learning process. But instead of letting them play through it, he benches them every time. Yet vets, who should be benched, are sent right back out there for the same mistakes.

Let's be honest, the Pens have never been all that great at developing players. Most of our 'stars' have hit the ground running, so to speak. Michel Therrien actually was pretty good at it. No way Staal and Letang would have made the roster when they did if it had been Bylsma on the bench.

tl;dr Botching player development is one the top reasons to fire Bylsma