"Vegas then denied that pursuit and held on to the contract. He was then elevated within the organization about a year or so later.
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This is not the first time this has happened between these two clubs.
So I wonder if this is just continuing because they don't want to deal with divisional rivals.
But I'm sure there's a little more to the backstory of all of this," said Pagnotta.
Media discussions highlight the escalating tension between the front offices. "Really?
Well, that adds a little bit more spice to all of this. There's competition on the ice, there's competition off the ice," said broadcaster Jeff Marek.
The identity of the assistant coach involved in the prior dispute remains undisclosed. "I'm not gonna say the (name of the individual).
But I do know this happened a few years ago. I wasn't made aware of this until recently, until after this Cassidy stuff kind of took place.
I just found it interesting that this has happened before, but it's happened with these two teams," said Pagnotta.
Candidates for the Vacancy
As reported by TSN insider Darren Dreger, former New York Rangers head coach Peter Laviolette has emerged as a major Stanley Cup-winning candidate linked to the vacancy in Edmonton.
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Additional names under internal consideration or circulating in local media include Craig Berube, Jay Woodcroft, Mike Leone, Todd Nelson, Dean Evason, and veteran coach Darryl Sutter.
