Head coach Kris Knoblauch was careful with his words when asked about Bruce Cassidy being fired, but the Oilers coach was clearly hoping Edmonton doesn’t go the same route.<\/p>\n
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Mm-hmm.<\/p>\n
Mm-hmm.<\/p>\n
All right.<\/p>\n
All right.<\/p>\n
Well, Torts is in Vegas.<\/p>\n
Well, Torts is in Vegas.<\/p>\n
Bruce Cassidy, where will he land next, and what is the what are the chances that’s Toronto?<\/p>\n
Bruce Cassidy, where will he land next, and what is the what are the chances that’s Toronto?<\/p>\n
Mike, I’ll, I’ll, I’ll start with you.<\/p>\n
Mike, I’ll, I’ll, I’ll start with you.<\/p>\n
Like, does Bruce Cassidy now become the number one coaching candidate for the Maple Leafs this off-season if they decide to move on from Craig Berube?<\/p>\n
Like, does Bruce Cassidy now become the number one coaching candidate for the Maple Leafs this off-season if they decide to move on from Craig Berube?<\/p>\n
I don’t know.<\/p>\n
I don’t know.<\/p>\n
Like, you still got Peter DeBoer out there, right?<\/p>\n
Like, you still got Peter DeBoer out there, right?<\/p>\n
True.<\/p>\n
True.<\/p>\n
And my thinking is, Ryan, if you’re the Toronto Maple Leafs and you’re looking at a rebuild, which we still don’t know what they’re gonna do this summer.<\/p>\n
And my thinking is, Ryan, if you’re the Toronto Maple Leafs and you’re looking at a rebuild, which we still don’t know what they’re gonna do this summer.<\/p>\n
Mm-hmm.<\/p>\n
Mm-hmm.<\/p>\n
Like, is it gonna be Brad Treliving pulling the strings?<\/p>\n
Like, is it gonna be Brad Treliving pulling the strings?<\/p>\n
Is Craig Berube’s job safe still, or is the fact that now there’s two top five coaches available, does that mean that Berube’s out the door and you’re just gonna try to get one of DeBoer or Cassidy?<\/p>\n
Is Craig Berube’s job safe still, or is the fact that now there’s two top five coaches available, does that mean that Berube’s out the door and you’re just gonna try to get one of DeBoer or Cassidy?<\/p>\n
M- my whole thinking is if you’re going for the playoffs, and if you think this is just a one-year anomaly, then I would definitely go for either one of Cassidy or DeBoer.<\/p>\n
M- my whole thinking is if you’re going for the playoffs, and if you think this is just a one-year anomaly, then I would definitely go for either one of Cassidy or DeBoer.<\/p>\n
I don’t know if I prefer one or the other.<\/p>\n
I don’t know if I prefer one or the other.<\/p>\n
However, if you’re looking at, you know, possibly moving a Mitch M- or sorry, a, a Austin Matthews this summer- Mm-hmm and tearing this thing down, why would you even try to get one of these coaches?<\/p>\n
However, if you’re looking at, you know, possibly moving a Mitch M- or sorry, a, a Austin Matthews this summer- Mm-hmm and tearing this thing down, why would you even try to get one of these coaches?<\/p>\n
And why would these coaches even wanna go to Toronto for what could be a three to five-year rebuild?<\/p>\n
And why would these coaches even wanna go to Toronto for what could be a three to five-year rebuild?<\/p>\n
Mm-hmm.<\/p>\n
Mm-hmm.<\/p>\n
So I think it’s all gonna be dependent on, you know, what the Toronto Maple Leafs’, summer looks like and what they hope to achieve for next season.<\/p>\n
So I think it’s all gonna be dependent on, you know, what the Toronto Maple Leafs’, summer looks like and what they hope to achieve for next season.<\/p>\n