Mike Sullivan learned a painful lesson Tuesday night as he watched the New York Rangers turn in a lackluster effort in his first game as their coach.
“My first impression is we have a long way to go to become the team we want to become,” Sullivan said after the Blueshirts skated off to boos from the sellout crowd at Madison Square Garden following a 3-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins, the team he coached for the previous 10 seasons.
To get his first win with the Rangers, Sullivan must get better effort from his players when they visit the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday.