– Quickly on Vegas, Kelly McCrimon confirmed on Wednesday that he granted permission for Bruce Cassidy to speak to another team during the Stanley Cup Final about a head coaching position. Many believe that team was Toronto, who hired Jim Hiller for their open position on Wednesday.
Leafs took Hiller over Cassidy.
Maybe it was strategic. Make it so toxic, that Nylander and Matthews will want to leave. Hence the rebuild starts. There were so many better candidates, but they chose this guy. Gruden would have been a better choice. He may end up being an assistant.