Drury, who was given a multi-year contract extension a week ago, isn't likely to get a fourth coaching hire if it doesn't.

Sullivan was a Rangers assistant under John Tortorella from 2009 to '13, a span that included Drury's final two seasons as captain.

The New York Rangers have not had much luck when it comes to their head coaches in recent seasons. In his first season with the franchise in 2021-2022, Gerard Gallant took the Blueshirts to the Eastern Conference Finals,