NHL Coaches’ Union Pushes Back on Cassidy Access Fight

The Bruce Cassidy mess has moved from whispers to a formal fight, and the coaches’ side is clearly not ready to sit quietly. The NHLCA is taking issue with any effort to keep Cassidy from talking to teams, which tells you this is about more than one coach’s phone call. Around this league, access is currency, and every front office knows how fast a “routine” situation can turn into a leverage game. This one has the feel of a bigger turf war if the league and the coaches’ side keep digging in.