Vegas Golden Knights Hire Tortorella, Shake Up Playoff Push

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Vegas Golden Knights just dropped a bombshell, firing head coach Bruce Cassidy on Sunday, and bringing in John Torturella as his replacement right.

Away. With only eight games left in the regular season, this switch has everyone talking about their push for the playoffs.

The Knights are holding third place in the Pacific Division, sitting at 80 points with a record of 32 wins, 26 losses, and 16.

Over time losses, they're in the mix, but this late shakeup shows the front office isn't playing it safe.

Cassidy's run with Vegas wrapped up after four seasons, where he coached 320 regular season games and 40 playoffs ones.

His first year there, back in the 2022-20-20-23 season, he straight-up led them to their first Stanley Cup win ever.

Torturella steps in with massive experience. Over 1,600 NHL games coached across 23 years and five different teams.

He's known for his fire and turning squads around when it counts.

Now the Knights head into this final stretch with Torturella calling the shots, eyes locked on that postseason run, and may be defending that Cup glory.