NHNH network: Eliot Friedman on the landscape of the coaches after Mike Sullivan and the Penguins of Pittsburgh separated. Will he finish with the New York Rangers? (The interview was also before Rick Tocchet left the Vancouver cannucks)
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Mike Rupp: “I want to ask you for your opinion on the market for coaches. As did this, it also had a game, as far as the two parties are concerned because of what the teams have vacant positions at the moment for a coach like Mike Sullivan?”
Friedman: “Yes, I think, you know, first of all, I think it's something that people are very aware. Is that, the more you hang on to someone, the less they may have to go where they want to go.
Now, I think, as you were talking about, Mike Sullivan will have a lot of ability to choose his routes. He had two more years under contract, so that he could afford to be picky if he wants. But you know the least now, it gives Sullivan more options, and it allows teams to know that it is there.
You know, one thing that I fully agree with that you all talk about it is that there could be coaches currently employed who would be a little nervous by this. I think, you know, you would do it if you didn't have an opening, but you had the interest in Mike Sullivan, you would at least want to think about it and explore it.
So, I think that has sent tremors to the world of coaching today, in the sense that this very big name is available. This definitively changes the landscape.
But guys like, I must tell you, I got it, I don't know after the season they had this year, the Rangers are not at the forefront. Make sure nobody is going to do a better job to court Mike Sullivan than them. In 2021, when Chris Drury obtained the post, you know, before hiring Gerard Galant, he made sure that Mike Sullivan was not going to be available.
They just worked together on the four nations. And, you know, I have heard criticism of Sullivan's training in recent years. If someone had questions about him, watching him train and prepare and lead this team during this tournament. I know there were a lot of great players in this team. But that's right, I think it should have reminded everyone, you know, Sullivan is a hell of a coach.
And after the year, the Rangers had just done so, I cannot imagine them allow anyone to surpass themselves in the pursuit of Sullivan here, that the Rangers. »»
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