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Says the news coming out has caused some issues in Edmonton as Knoblauch is still employed (his new 3 year extension starts in July).
Friedman believes Oilers wanted to quietly talk to Cassidy and then decide if they wanted to make the change. And maybe they would have just listened to him, but not made the change.
Now that the news is out and Knoblauch knows, Friedman believes they might have to make that change anyway because it’s out there.
It’s not pretty, but in sports it happens.
6:45 “I do think the Oilers wanted to get this done quietly, and they're just not going to be able to do that anymore. Now, what you're probably going to have to do, Kyle, is you're probably going to have to make the coaching change anyway.”
He feels confident it wasn’t the Oilers who leaked this.
A theory on why Vegas has not given them permission yet: Cassidy makes 4.5M, this executive thinks Vegas wants a guarantee that if EDM or LA or hire him, they pay all of his salary and Vegas won't have to pay any of it next season.
The league has indicated before it has to be a real good reason to deny permission to coaches, like Cassidy explicity saying he's not interested in LA or EDM for example.
He says the feeling now is that the news coming out will force the Oilers hand in making a change.