Why did the Golden Knights fire Bruce Cassidy with 8 games left?
WHOA. The Vegas Golden Knights made a coaching change with eight games left before the NHL playoffs. Why?
Bruce Cassidy had it all when it came to a coaching resume in Las Vegas: A Stanley Cup title in his first season and a 178-99-43 record overall and playoff appearances every year heading into this season. But the team is underachieving in 2025-26. The Golden Knights have 80 points and are holding on to the No.
3 spot in the Pacific. The postseason is in the near distance... but the team is mired in a slump, having won just once in it's last seven contests and three times in its last nine.
And evidently, that was enough to give Cassidy the hook RIGHT before the playoffs, bringing in veteran bench boss John Tortorella. Why? NHL.
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