Vegas Golden Knights Fire Cassidy, Hire Tortorella

0:00On March 30, the Vegas Golden Knights dropped the massive bombshell yesterday, March 29, firing head coach Bruce Cassidy with just eight. Games left in the regular season. In his place, they tapped veteran John Torturella as their new bench boss, marking the fourth head coach in franchise history. This shake-up comes right after the Olympic break, where the Knights have stumbled hard with a 5-10-2 record since returning. They've dropped three straight in six of their last seven, sitting third in the Pacific Division at 32 wins, 26 losses and 16. Over time losses for 80 points total. Cassidy had delivered a Stanley Cup back in 2023, but lately, goal-tending and defense have crumbled, costing them points in 16. Over time, or shootout decisions this year, fans and analysts are buzzing about the risk this close to playoffs. Fresh off a gold medal as assistant coach for Teen USA at the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics brings his intense no nonsense.

1:01Fire to stars like Jack Eichel, Mitch Marner and Mark Stone. Management's banking on him to ignite this talented squad. He debuts tonight at home against the Vancouver Conucks at 7pm Pacific, followed by Calgary on Thursday at 7pm in Vegas, then Saturday at Edmonton at 7pm. If Torrella can steady the ship, Vegas might still surge into the postseason hunt. That wraps NHL News Today, brought to you with AI, I'm Corey with the story.