There's a long list of problems the Blueshirts' latest bench boss will have to solve, but it starts with these.

New York Rangers general manager Chris Drury finally has his guy. Gerard Gallant and Peter Laviolette were always meant to be here for a good time, not a long time. Mike Sullivan is the head coach for whom Drury has been in a holding pattern ever since he became the Rangers' president and GM in 2021.

Matt Cullen: "He was super direct, and it didn’t matter if you were Sid or a guy on the fourth line, the expectations were super clear."