Vegas Golden Knights hire John Tortorella, fire Bruce Cassidy effective immediately
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This afternoon the Vegas Golden Knights have made the stunning announcement that they have fired Bruce Cassidy and hired John Tortorella as their new head coach.
The Vegas Golden Knights are coming to the end of their worst season in franchise history and but are still on pace to make the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Despite the apparent success of being in a playoff spot many believed changes were needed to get Vegas back to the level many expect of them.
Now, that change has officially been made as the Golden Knights have fired Bruce Cassidy replacing him with John Tortorella.
Vegas Golden Knights hire John Tortorella to replace Bruce Cassidy
According to an announcement made by the team the Golden Knights have relieved Cassidy of his duties and hired highly polarizing veteran coach John Tortorella.
The Vegas Golden Knights have relieved Bruce Cassidy of his duties as head coach.
John Tortorella has been named head coach.
John Tortorella has been named head coach.
Tortorella has a long history of being a very effective regular season coach in the NHL but has failed to make a lot of noise in the playoffs when his teams make it in.
Add in his ability to cause controversy in the media with his sound bites and the hire becomes a bit more of a question mark.
Tortorella’s last stop found him pushed out of Philadelphia after his controversial coaching style got in the way of the development of young players including top draft pick Matvei Michkov.
While this change is coming late in the season, it is possible Tortorella’s fiery attitude can spark the Golden Knights back into shape for a playoff run.
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