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Arthur Staple

Senior Writer, The Athletic NYC at The Athletic

New York hockey columnist #NYR/#Isles for @TheAthletic. Mute the commercials. Questions, complaints, compliments? [email protected]

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  • 6 days ago | nytimes.com | Arthur Staple

    TARRYTOWN, N.Y. - This may be a new job for Mike Sullivan, but it is not new territory. After 10 years coaching the Pittsburgh Penguins, Sullivan is at home behind an NHL bench and in front of a microphone. He was doing the latter on Thursday for the first time as the New York Rangers' coach, talking up the job he'd taken six days earlier - and that was just four days after he'd left Pittsburgh.

  • 1 week ago | nytimes.com | Arthur Staple

    It was perfect. Sixteen hockey executives in little Zoom rectangles on the ESPN screen at 7 p.m. on Monday - 15 general managers and one Miracle on Ice/four-time Stanley Cup winner. Ken Morrow, who has been an Islander since he shed his U.S. hockey jersey in February of 1980 - first for a decade as a player and now for three-plus decades as head of scouting - represented the Isles for the NHL Draft Lottery.

  • 1 week ago | nytimes.com | Arthur Staple

    The New York Islanders have been on the trail of a new hockey operations leader (or two) for just under two weeks now, having informed Lou Lamoriello on April 22 that his contract would not be renewed after seven seasons as president and general manager.

  • 1 week ago | nytimes.com | Arthur Staple

    Mike Sullivan was one of one for the New York Rangers this offseason. The minute the Pittsburgh Penguins announced they were parting ways with him Monday, the Rangers' coaching search became a one-person field - find Sullivan, give him one of those bulging cartoon sacks with a big dollar sign on the side and call it a day. That finally came to fruition on Friday.

  • 1 week ago | nytimes.com | Arthur Staple

    The New York Rangers have hired Mike Sullivan, the team announced Friday, finally landing the coach that Chris Drury has coveted since becoming general manager four years ago. The coaching staff under Sullivan has not been finalized, a league source told The Athletic. Sullivan, 57, parted ways with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday after a decade coaching in Pittsburgh.

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Arthur Staple @StapeAthletic
12 May 25

The Caps look as sleepy as I am watching this series

Arthur Staple
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12 May 25

RT @PierreVLeBrun: Further to the update from colleague @StapeAthletic, my understanding is the Islanders plan to interview Marc Bergevin,…

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12 May 25

Updated with: -- #Isles source saying "no plan" for Lamoriello to advise the next GM -- Still possibility LL stays on as advisor to ownership -- That could still complicate the search -- Stay tuned https://t.co/KudFVxm4eV