{"id":673692,"date":"2026-05-16T15:43:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T15:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/673692\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T15:43:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T15:43:28","slug":"edmonton-oilers-push-for-bruce-cassidy-expected-to-be-resolved-soon-daily-hive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/673692\/","title":{"rendered":"Edmonton Oilers’ push for Bruce Cassidy expected to be resolved soon | Daily Hive"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Edmonton Oilers are in the early stages of finding a new head coach after firing Kris Knoblauch<\/a> on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n

The situation turned into a debacle, as reports came out days before Knoblauch\u2019s firing that Oilers management had attempted to gain permission from the Vegas Golden Knights to speak to Bruce Cassidy. Cassidy, of course, was fired by the Golden Knights in late March.<\/p>\n

Though the Golden Knights didn\u2019t flat-out deny the Oilers from doing so, they have delayed the process<\/a> as they continue to hunt down a Stanley Cup. Things could soon change on that front, however.<\/p>\n

The Golden Knights punched their ticket to the Western Conference Final on Thursday night with a Game 6 win over the Anaheim Ducks. They are now off until Wednesday, which has Sportsnet\u2019s Elliotte Friedman thinking they may change their stance.<\/p>\n

\u201cI suspect now we\u2019re going to get a bit more clarity,\u201d Friedman said on the 32 Thoughts podcast<\/a>. \u201cIs there a chance that [Cassidy] doesn\u2019t end up in Edmonton? Yes, there\u2019s a chance. But I think they\u2019re going to go hard at him.\u201d<\/p>\n

This comes less than 24 hours after Oilers insider Bob Stauffer<\/a> suggested that GM Stan Bowman and his staff will look to target an experienced and structured head coach who has also won at the NHL level. Cassidy led the Golden Knights to a Stanley Cup championship in 2023.<\/p>\n

Interestingly enough, Friedman also revealed that Bowman and Cassidy have some history working alongside one another.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey worked together in Chicago. Before Bowman was the GM, he was a scout in Chicago, and Bruce Cassidy, after he was fired as the coach of the [Washington] Capitals, he became a scout for the Blackhawks.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want to speak for either one of them. I don\u2019t know if they\u2019re friends, but I think they are friendly, and I heard they enjoyed working with each other, and they had a respect for each other.\u201d<\/p>\n

As Friedman mentioned, this doesn\u2019t guarantee by any means that the Oilers will land Cassidy, but it continues to sound as though he is their top target.<\/p>\n

Other available head coaches who have won at the NHL level include Peter Laviolette and Craig Berube, both of whom are the hard-nosed type the Oilers appear to be looking for.<\/p>\n

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