NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly have come out in support of the Vegas Golden Knights in their handling of the Bruce Cassidy situation. As the Golden Knights prepare to face off against the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, the league's top brass has weighed in on the controversy surrounding Cassidy's firing and potential future employment. According to the NHL, the Golden Knights are well within their contractual rights to deny rival teams permission to interview Cassidy, who was let go by the team in April. The statement from Bettman and Daly is likely to fuel the ongoing debate over the limits of a team's control over its former employees, particularly in the midst of the playoffs.

The NHL has publicly backed the Vegas Golden Knights in the Bruce Cassidy situation. Speaking ahead of Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final in Raleigh, commissioner Gary Bettman and deputy commissioner Bill Daly said Vegas is well within its contractual rights to deny rival teams permission to interview Cassidy, whom the club fired in […]