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Champion NCAA coach could be outside-the-box Rangers pick

It’s not as if David Quinn is frequently circulating his résumé, and it’s not as if the Rangers are knocking down the door of Boston University’s head coach to replace Alain Vigneault as they continue their rebuild while searching for new voice behind the bench.

But if Blueshirts assistant general manager and B.U. alumnus Chris Drury comes calling, let’s just say that Quinn is going to pick up the phone for the sake of mutual interest.

“It just makes sense,” said former B.U. standout defenseman Colby Cohen, hero of the 2009 national championship game the Terriers won when Quinn was an assistant under the legendary Jack Parker and Kevin Shattenkirk, another Ranger and Cohen’s best friend, patrolled their blue line.