Oilers Shut Out of Cassidy Interview by Contract Fine Print

This one lives in the gray area where NHL front offices make their real money - and their real headaches. The Oilers are apparently running into a contract wrinkle that keeps them from even getting Cassidy in the room, which is the kind of small-print problem that can slam a door before the first handshake. When a coach is tied up by language like this, the interested team has to wait, hope, or move on fast, and Edmonton does not have the luxury of lingering.