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Edited for clarity. These are the Oilers questions from the segment:

11:50 - Q: How long will they wait for Bruce Cassidy?

>EF: “No, they're not waiting… Look, the only reason this played out the way it did was they tried to do it quietly and it got out, right? if you're the Oilers, you're going after him and you're getting it done. That's the goal here.”

12:20 Q: Could they go to the league to push Vegas for permission?

>EF: “You could. I don't know that it's going to do anything..I got a note this morning. I was under the impression that the league was not interfering at this point in time."

>I think there's a couple of things here: number one, I think that now we have an opening in Edmonton. Number two, there has been some suggestion given to me that the Golden Knights didn't want to deal with this while they were in the middle of their series and they were prepared to deal with it after their series.

>And the thing I talked about on the pod is about the money, I think that's a factor. There is some suspicion out there that the Golden Knights wanted to make sure that if Cassidy is hired, they will not have to pay him at all next year. It will be at a number that either equals or exceeds what he was supposed to make, which I believe was 4.5M. And then there's just a little bit of, you know, we've got control here and you don't.”

>I still think this will sort its way out, but I think one or a degree of all of those things was at play. I ultimately think he will be given permission, but the last I checked, which was about two hours ago, I didn't get the sense he had been.”

17:20 Q: Do you think Craig Berube is a candidate? Or is it Cassidy or bust?

>“To me, it just seems like this whole thing is because of Cassidy. And I wasn't surprised by anything Stan Bowman said today in the sense of..this was clumsy..this is not the way that these things are supposed to go. But I don't think Edmonton is apologising at all for we have to review what we have to review.

>And there was some feeling in there that if it doesn't get out, there's a chance that Cassidy is a no and Knoblauch still the coach.

>So I think really what it comes down to is they had targeted him or someone like him. Like Jon Cooper, he's not available. So, you know, if Jon Cooper was available, we might be talking about Jon Cooper and Bruce Cassidy. But Jon Cooper is not available. So I just think the way this unfolded, it's hard not to look at it and think Edmonton is going to take a big run at this guy and try to get him as quick as they can.”

Link: https://www.sportsnet.ca/590/the-fan-hockey-show/around-the-nhl-with-elliotte-friedman-oilers-next-steps-canucks-name-new-front-office

[Pagnotta] Hearing the Washington Capitals and D Timothy Liljegren are close to a 2-year extension worth $3.25M AAV.

[Dreger] I asked Babcock this morning about the idea of coaching again and the speculation around the Oilers. He said, “Dregs, I’m retired. Loving it”.

[Harrington] Tuch said Jarmo has expressed team’s desire to re-sign him during the exit interview. “Obviously in the next month or so, I’m going to have to make some decisions here”

[PuckPedia] The Offer Sheet Tiers for this summer are finalized. These are the 2027 picks needed for offer sheets this summer.

[Francis] Kelly McCrimmon opened his media avail here in Denver by reading from a prepared statement:

[NHL Coaches’ Association] Statement from the NHLCA:

[Augello] Jiri Kulich had a procedure to remove a blood clot at the Mayo Clinic a couple months ago, and indicated that he will be able to continue his hockey career.

[Friedman] As for Bruce Cassidy, sources indicate that was not part of the conversation and his status is unchanged as of this morning Vegas is not inclined to give permission to Edmonton or LA. We will see about Toronto

[AFP Analytics] Contract projections for Oilers pending UFAs:

[Friedman] Heard this morning Oilers have permission to talk to Craig Berube.

[The Athletic] NHL free-agent targets: One player each team should sign this offseason

With Vegas forfeiting their 2026 2nd RD pick, the 3rd RD pick Flames acquired from VAN in the Zadorov trade essentially becomes a 2nd rounder (64th selection)

NHL Sanctions Golden Knights for Violations of Media Policies: the Vegas Golden Knights will forfeit a second-round pick in the 2026 Upper Deck NHL Draft. In addition, Golden Knights head coach John Tortorella has been fined $100,000.

[Williams] The Canucks 1st-round draft pick they got in the Quinn Hughes trade is now locked in. They’ll get the 24th overall selection.

[Drance] Francesco Aquilini will not answer questions, but will deliver a prepared statement in advance of the club introducing Henrik and Daniel Sedin as co-Presidents and Ryan Johnson as general manager.

[McLaughlin] Assistant GM Jamie Langenbrunner is leaving the Bruins organization. Statement from the team:

[The FAN Hockey Show] Friedman on Oilers possibly pursuing other candidates: "To me, it just seems like this whole thing is because of Cassidy...it's hard not to look at it and think Edmonton is going to take a big run at this guy and try to get him as quick as they can.”

[Rishaug] The Oilers have relieved Kris Knoblauch of his coaching duties.

[NHL Player Safety] Vegas’ Brayden McNabb will have a hearing today for interference against Anaheim’s Ryan Poehling.