Mike Sullivan has officially been announced as the new Rangers coach.

There really were no other known challengers. It was "hide-and-go-seek" with nobody hiding and nobody seeking.

Joel Quenneville, who would have been most qualified, was ruled person non grata by those who want him not around MSG.

Rick Tocchet will return to his alma mater – Flyers University. And that, my friends, is that. A "search" for the best friend of the general manager.

Amazing, I didn’t hear one other legit coaching name associated with the Blueshirt position other than Sullivan.

In an ironic way, the Sullivan hire is the height of nepotism-irony-failure. It goes like this, one-two-three:

1. CHRIS DRURY: This character suffered the worst possible record of any NHL general manager. He should have been fired, right? NEVER! Not in this MSG world. Dribbly Drury was gifted with a brand new contract. Failure and irony are first cousins in thise case. (MSG logic at work.)

2. MIKE SULLIVAN: Since he's Drury's buddy, need The Maven say more? Sully is so good that he's missed the playoffs for three straight years despite being  loaded with future Hall of Famers Sid Crosby and Geno Malkin.

3. THE AIDES: No doubt Sully will bring along a few other Old Boys Network characters who'll shout the theme, "PLAYOFFS OR BUST!"

As for comment on Dribble Drury's latest move, The Maven turns the mike over to Jess Rubenstein whose delicious quote goes as follows:

"Drury is living proof that Darwin's Theory does work backwards as well."

I rest my case!