There will not be another John Tortorella return to the Rangers bench. After the ex-Blueshirts coach found himself in the thick of speculation surrounding the next coaching staff, with ESPN reporting there was a “strong possibility” he could return next season, it turns out Tortorella will not have a third stint in New York in a coaching capacity.

Mike Sullivan Is Reportedly In Advanced Talks To Become Rangers’ Head Coach With John Tortorella Expected To Join Staff Mike Sullivan is expected to be the New York Rangers’ 38th head coach. Now, Sullivan has officially agreed to become the Rangers’ head coach, so where does that leave Tortorella?

News broke on Friday morning that Mike Sullivan had officially been hired as the 38th head coach in New York Rangers history.

The New York Rangers are reportedly closing in on hiring Mike Sullivan to be their new coach. ESPN’s Emily Kaplan

Despite hiring Mike Sullivan as their next head coach, the Rangers are not expected to bring back John Tortorella.

The Rangers are looking for a new coach. And all indications are that Mike Sullivan will have the task of replacing Peter Laviolette behind the Blue Shirts’ bench. Sullivan and the Rangers are reportedly close to agreeing on the terms of an expensive deal.

John Tortorella is also reportedly a strong candidate to rejoin the Rangers as an assistant coach under Sullivan. This news comes just hours after Vince Z. Mercogliano of USA Today reported that it sounds like things are getting close and very much trending toward Sullivan becoming the Rangers’ head coach.

Despite reports that former New York Rangers head coach John Tortorella would be returning to the Big Apple, a new development has arisen. Following a