With eight games left in the regular season, the Vegas Golden Knights yesterday abruptly and somewhat unexpectedly fired head coach Bruce Cassidy. On Saturday, the VGK lost their third game in a row and the sixth out of their past seven. Since the Olympics break, they’ve lost 10, tied 2, and won five. For the first time, the VGK will finish a season with more defeats than victories, though they’re still in third place in the Western Division and on track to make the playoffs. Cassidy led the Knights to the Stanley Cup championship in 2023 and was the longest-lived head coach in the history of the team at almost four complete seasons; the new head coach, John Tortorella, will be the fourth in the franchise’s nine seasons.
Source: Las Vegas News