Is John Tortorella’s success behind the Vegas Golden Knights bench throwing a wrench of their future plans?
NHL Media: Elliotte Friedman, when requested concerning the Vegas Golden Knights and their teaching future. If John Tortorella guides the Golden Knights to the Stanley Cup, have they got to deliver him again? He’s solely below contract till the top of the yr. The Golden Knights could have their future head coach within the AHL.
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Kathryn Tappen: “Elliotte, I’m going to start out with what we have been simply chatting about earlier than you got here in, and it’s the way forward for John Tortorella. You already know, it’s very attention-grabbing to see what he’s executed with this group, and what have you learnt about what his future may be there in Vegas?
Friedman: “You already know, Vegas all the time retains these items very near the vest, Kathryn. However I do know is that the Golden Knights, their coach within the American Hockey League at Henderson, is Ryan Craig. And Ryan Craig has been within the Vegas system, I feel, because the starting, and he’s received a protracted historical past with Kelly McCrimmon. And the explanation that one of many causes they despatched him down there was to get bench expertise.
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And I do consider that there have been, that there are individuals who suppose that Ryan Craig was going to be the subsequent head coach of the Vegas Golden Knights, each time Bruce Cassidy was executed. Now they determined to not do it right here, however there are individuals who suppose that he was pencilled in to be their head coach subsequent yr. Craig, they received knocked out early within the American playoffs, however folks I do know who watch the that league a lot nearer than I do stated he did a very good job with that staff and a few of their prospects.
So I can’t say this with 100% certainty, however I feel there was chance that Tortorella was to complete the yr, after which Craig took over. However I heard what you guys have been speaking about, and I don’t disagree. Like, if Tortorella wins the Stanley Cup, then how do you, how do you’re taking them out?
I’ll let you know guys one thing else. What when you’ve got an open head teaching job proper now. And John Tortorella doesn’t have a contract after June 30? Do you wait and see if Vegas is protecting them, as a result of if I had an open job and I used to be taking a look at this, I’d be saying that man is way from executed, removed from executed on this league.”
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