New York Rangers head coach Mike Sullivan dropped a blunt admission on J.T. Miller’s debut as captain during the NHL season opener against Sidney Crosby’s Pittsburgh Penguins.

To mark the beginning of the 2025-26 regular season, NHL.com is running its first installment of the Trophy Tracker series. Today, we look at the race for the Jack Adams Award, given annually to the top coach in the NHL as selected in a vote by the NHL Broadcasters' Association.

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Mike Sullivan and the New York Rangers are making a late Stanley Cup-winning addition before the NHL season debut against Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Mike Sullivan made a big decision regarding the makeup of the New York Rangers’ opening-night roster by sending Gabe Perreault and Scott Morrow down to the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League.

The Rangers begin the 2025-26 NHL season with a showdown against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The game is rife with narratives, but the most notable storyline is that the contest will pit Rangers head coach Mike Sullivan against his former team right out of the gate.

The Panthers, who already have their championships championship rings in hand, will raise their 2025 Stanley Cup banner before their 5 p.m. ET game against the Chicago Blackhawks. They have won two championships in a row and will try for a rare three-peat,

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