Drury, who was given a multi-year contract extension a week ago, isn't likely to get a fourth coaching hire if it doesn't.

On Day 9 of president and general manager Chris Drury’s hunt for a new head coach of the Rangers, Mike Sullivan’s departure from the Penguins changed everything. The “eyes wide open” coaching search that Drury said he wouldn’t have any “preset dispositions” on suddenly turned into immediately targeting and aggressively pursuing one specific coach.

It only took Mike Sullivan a couple days to find a new head coaching job in the NHL. The Pittsburgh Penguins parted ways with Sullivan on Monday after 10 years with the organization, and on Friday, the New York Rangers hired him as their new coach.