What initially early this week on Tuesday (May 12) looked like a potential complication for the Los Angeles Kings has now reportedly become a reality in the Pacific Division in the West.
In this past week, reports have indicated that the Vegas Golden Knights witheld permission for former head coach Bruce Cassidy to interview with the Edmonton Oilers. And new reports now suggest that the Kings are running into the same hurdle with Cassidy and the Golden Knights in the Pacific Division in the middle of this week.
"As of last night, after the game, the last time I checked, I was told that the Oilers and Kings, neither one has permission to talk to him yet."Elliotte Friedman
According to NHL insider Elliotte Friedman on May 13, the Golden Knights have also not given permission to the Kings to speak to Cassidy on the coaching carousel in this past week. This report is similar to the one we saw early this week on Tuesday come out regarding the Oilers in the Pacific Division with Cassidy.
The Kings and Oilers are both seemingly duking it out in the Pacific Division off the ice for the same coaching candidate for this upcoming offseason this spring. Vegas is angling to prevent one of the top and most accomplished head coaches in the league from joining another postseason contender in the Pacific Division this upcoming offseason.
I personally doubt that the Golden Knights will continue to indefinitely delay the process of giving permission to Cassidy on the coaching carousel to meet with the Kings and/or the Oilers. But if the Golden Knights don't grant Cassidy permission soon to speak with the Kings' management, LA might not to decide whether it's worth keeping the patience with him and to miss out on other opportunities on the coaching search this upcoming offseason.
It sounds like the Kings may still view Cassidy as the best available coaching candidate on the carousel early this offseason. The Kings will soon face a difficult decision whether they should continue to wait for Cassidy or pivot to another direction before the market dwindles.
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