"I mean, obviously it's different. It's different. I knew that was going to be the case,"
"But I'm excited about the group we have here in front of me with the Rangers. I'm looking forward to working with this group."
"Well, I think my first observation is we got a long way to go to become the team we want to become. Some of it I think we can iron out, but certainly we've got aways to go. I'm not going to overreact to it. It's one game. We've got a lot of hockey to play. So is it disappointing? Yeah. We're going to see what we can take from it. We've got to move on."
Mike Sullivan coached the Pittsburgh Penguins for 10 seasons, compiling 409 wins and winning Stanley Cups in 2016 and 2017. The New York Rangers opened the 2025-26 season with a 3-0 loss at Madison Square Garden to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Arturs Silovs stopped 22 shots for a shutout while Justin Brazeau scored two goals. The Rangers were outshot 15-5 in the third period and produced inconsistent offense. Sullivan left Pittsburgh in April despite a contract through 2026-27 and was hired by the Rangers. Sullivan is slated to coach Team USA at the 2026 Winter Olympics, and the result was called disappointing while the team prepares to move forward.
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