Mike Sullivan has shot to bring long-awaited stability to Rangers

Join Post Sports+ for exciting member-only features, including real-time texting with Mollie Walker about the inside buzz on the Rangers.As the Rangers cleaned out their lockers on April 21 after a taxing 2024-25 season resulted in an early summer and the dismissal of another head coach, defenseman Adam Fox talked about ideally wanting a head coach who could be in New York for a long time and even outlast them as players. The concept of a long-term coach has almost become a novelty in the National Hockey League, with the Blueshirts knowing that better than most, as they introduced their fourth bench boss since 2021 on Thursday morning at MSG Training Center in Tarrytown. The man of the hour, Mike Sullivan, has proven to be that rare coach who can ingrain and endear himself to an organization. The 57-year-old relinquished his status as one of just two active coaches — the other being the Lightning’s Jon Cooper (2013-present) — who have been with the same club for a decade or more after he and the Penguins “parted ways” on April 28. Ten years, two Stanley Cups and 835 total games later, Sullivan arrives in New York looking to start a new legacy. “Having the ability to spend a decade with some of the people that I was able to work with there, some of the players I was able to coach there, I just think you take so much from those types of experiences,” Sullivan said, with the cobalt blue backdrop behind him and the Rangers crest pinned to his pressed lapel.

“And I hope to bring those experiences here to New York that can help me be a better coach for this group of players, that can help us be as competitive as we can. “We’re going to try to push these guys every day to maximize the potential that exists here, and we’ll see where that takes us.That’s what I hope to bring.

That, I think, is the takeaway from the 10 years that I spent in Pittsburgh.” Considering the fact that the past two Rangers coaches with two-year tenures, Ger...