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All signs point to Mike Sullivan becoming Rangers head coach
Félix Forget
All signs point to Mike Sullivan becoming Rangers head coach
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When Mike Sullivan and the Penguins announced that the coach wouldn't be back next year, he immediately became the big name on the market. He had been very successful in Pittsburgh, after all, and is a respected coach.

We knew he was the target of many clubs… and that he would probably be the first domino to fall.

And clearly, we suspected the Rangers would be in the running. The club has just had a difficult year, and with Peter Laviolette fired, going after a big name like Sullivan made sense.

Especially as the club has the means to match its ambitions…

And according to Vince Z. Mercogliano, who covers the Rangers for USA Today, all indications are that Sullivan will indeed become the team's next coach. It hasn't been confirmed yet… but everything's pointing in that direction.

Obviously, the link between Sullivan and the Rangers is easy to make. We know that other clubs coveted him (including the Bruins), but with the Rangers, Sullivan would be leading a team that can aspire to the playoffs as early as next season.

It's not as obvious for a team like the Bruins to use this as a sales pitch, let's say.

Maybe another team will manage to turn things around with a left-field offer, but right now, you'd expect the logical outcome: you'd expect the big name on the market to take the most enticing job on the market.

The pressure would be on, but Sullivan is one hell of a field hockey head. Let's see if he'll finally be the one to take the Rangers another step forward, if all goes according to plan.


In gusts

– Interesting.

– I think so too.

– He'll have a chance to win some points.

– It's true.

– Attention all interested parties.

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