Bruce Cassidy Would Like to Talk to the Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings

Bruce Cassidy would like to get back to coaching and to talk to the two teams that asked for permission

Spittin’ Chickets:

Ryan Whitney: “You take us through your thoughts in terms of not being allowed to talk to certain teams right now. Like, does that upset you, or is that part of the business? Like, where are you at in terms of your next gig?”

Bruce Cassidy: “No, it’s upsetting. I’m going to be honest, because once you’re fired, you know your contracts basically terminated.

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But the one thing people don’t realize is all the deals, you know, they got the NHL bylaws, this and that, and I don’t know everyone, but you know, you have non-compete clauses. So I can’t resign today and go work for someone tomorrow. I’m still, I can’t work until Vegas gives me permission, till this contract’s up, which is at the end of next season.

So you know, if you resign, all I do is not get paid. So, I mean, I got green fees to take care of.”

Paul Bissonnette: “Oh interesting. You can’t, you can’t…”

Whitney: “Biz, bout that up.”

Paul Bissonnette: “I did. I said, ‘Can’t you just forfeit your salary and say, ‘Hey, like, I don’t need your money, I want to, I want to get the bag from somebody else.”

Whitney: “So, it’s not right that they can let it, to me, it’s not right, they can let you go and then still stop you from working. That’s where the bylaws are probably messed up a little bit.

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Cassidy: “Yeah, and, like, I said, I’m not, those are in, I think everybody’s contract, so that is what it is, and, but you can’t do that. And I think they do that probably because they wouldn’t want to coach in the middle of the year to resign on February 1st and go work up the street on February 3rd, right, because they like a better situation. I’m sure that’s kind of why some of these things are written in.

But in this case, yes, there was two teams that asked. It’s public knowledge now, and I would like to talk to them. I want to go to work. I’m a hockey coach, as much as I love being around Biz at TNT, I want to get back to work.

“It’s upsetting…There was two teams that asked it’s public knowledge now, and I would like to talk to them. I want to go to work. I’m a hockey coach.”

Bruce Cassidy speaks on Vegas not allowing him to interview for other teams. pic.twitter.com/cXx4ijCKZS

— Spittin’ Chiclets (@spittinchiclets) May 28, 2026