For Mike Sullivan, the latest coach of the New York Rangers, there will be many priorities in taking over a team that missed the playoffs a season after winning the Presidents' Trophy.
Foremost will be communication.
"I have spoken to every player on the roster over the last three days,'' Sullivan said Thursday at his introductory news conference. "I think there is a fair amount of leadership in that room. There's a lot of character in that room."
Sullivan, the 38th coach in franchise history and fifth since 2018, agreed to lead the Rangers on May 2 after parting ways with Pittsburgh, with whom he won the Stanley Cup twice.