NHLCA Says Cassidy Should Not Be Silenced By Teams

The NHL Coaches’ Association is drawing a hard line on Bruce Cassidy, and that alone makes this worth watching. The issue is not just whether teams want to talk to him, but who gets to control the conversation when jobs and reputations are in play. In the NHL, these behind-the-scenes disputes rarely stay behind the scenes for long. If this keeps escalating, it could become a test case for how far clubs can go when they want to manage a coach’s market.