Confirmed with Link: Cassidy to VGK - per Kevin Weekes

[Ladyfan]

Good Luck Bruce!

You couldn't pay me to live there. Kind of sucks for his family

 

[BAD BOY]

Good luck Coach! The Golden knights got a very good coach.

 

[crimsonace]

Happy to see Bruce landing on his feet. Also must have been a good offer when he immediately jumped at it and not sitting out the year collecting the B's money.

Now Vegas got more interesting for next year. Will probably root for them now to some degree.

I watch a lot of VGK games because of Dave Goucher & Shane Hnidy. Looks like I have another reason to do so.

 

[BTO]

Now if we can just get Sweeney to go to Reno:
Reno Ice Raiders | Senior A Ice Hockey in Reno, Nevada

 

[Dr Hook]

Good Luck Bruce!

You couldn't pay me to live there. Kind of sucks for his family

I lived there for a few years. It wasn’t bad. Once you are away from the Strip/tourist traps it is a place much like any other. If desert heat don’t suit you, then yeah it will suck.

 

[Donnie Shulzhoffer]

I lived there for a few years. It wasn’t bad. Once you are away from the Strip/tourist traps it is a place much like any other. If desert heat don’t suit you, then yeah it will suck.

I lived there for four years and you are correct. Stay away from the strip and you got great neighborhoods and local entertainment

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

I lived there for four years and you are correct. Stay away from the strip and you got great neighborhoods and local entertainment

Yup, never go to the Strip except for the occasional concert. The rest of the valley is regular suburbia.

Plus tons of nature and outdoor things to do in and around town.

Yeah the heat is terrible for 6-8 weeks from mid July to mid September. But it's no different than losing 6-8 weeks to the frigid temps in Jan and Feb in New England.

 

[Donnie Shulzhoffer]

Yup, never go to the Strip except for the occasional concert. The rest of the valley is regular suburbia.

Plus tons of nature and outdoor things to do in and around town.

Yeah the heat is terrible for 6-8 weeks from mid July to mid September. But it's no different than losing 6-8 weeks to the frigid temps in Jan and Feb in New England.

Exactly

 

[MarchysNoseKnows]

Bad move by Bruce. 2 and out.

 

[EvilDead]

Didn't take him long to get back on his feet. Best of luck Bruce!

 

[Aussie Bruin]

The speed with which Cassidy was hired tells you how he's viewed by the rest of the league.

Good luck to him. Like most others here I think Vegas will suit him. Experienced roster that is willing to play hard and wants to win. Will be interesting to see how he handles coaching a bigger, more inherently physical group. Challenges will be that the Knights' roster is a bit top-heavy, and they have some cap issues to sort out that could impact what Butch has to work with. And ownership/management will be expecting instant results, so the pressure will be on. For his sake, hope he's up to it.

 

[Terrier]

Good luck to Bruce, great spot for him, although the backyard rink may have to be of the roller variety.

 

[JOKER 192]

Good Luck Bruce. I think he'll do well there.

 

[AngryMilkcrates]

The funny thing about that was that there were several of us that went to the Edmonton board and warned them about what they were in for and that things would come crumbling down at the end. They thought it was just sour grapes. Little did they know that we were just trying to warn them.

Actually, a handful of them came back here and apologized after Chia started making some weird moves.
We were right and their horror was just beginning to down on the.

 

[Gordoff]

Everybody seems to be missing the big story here: Jeremy Jacobs just saved (reportedly) $3 million that Cassidy was entitled to collect if he didn't sign on with another team.

 

[Hamilton Brian]

<Staples Button>That Was Easy</Staples Button>

 

[WhalerTurnedBruin55]

Good Luck Bruce. I think he'll do well there.

I agree. And likely much better than he would have here.

Now we just need to get a new GM.

 

[missingchicklet]

Agree with others that VGK is a good fit for Bruce. I knew Yzerman was giving him a hard look, but the team makeup in Detroit doesn't seem like something that was a good fit for Bruce. Vegas lacked intensity when it mattered this season. That'll change under Bruce. DeBoer is very mediocre. Cassidy is at least a notch above that. Best of luck to him.

 

[UncleRico]

Cassidy with eichel is going to be hilarious. Eichel is going to hate him.

 

[The National]

Best of luck Bruce.

 

[The National]

Everybody seems to be missing the big story here: Jeremy Jacobs just saved (reportedly) $3 million that Cassidy was entitled to collect if he didn't sign on with another team.

I think that was a pretty safe bet either way though, would have been interesting to see where that money was gonna come out of.

 

[Fenway]

Good Luck Bruce!

You couldn't pay me to live there. Kind of sucks for his family

Bruce will most likely settle in a suburb like Summerlin that has a very good school system.

Goucher had reservations about relocating there and now loves it.

Golden Knights hire ex-Bruin Bruce Cassidy as new head coach

The Vegas Golden Knights are hiring Bruce Cassidy to fill their head coaching vacancy. The team later confirmed the reports, welcoming Cassidy with a social media post after ESPN reported the hire Thursday. Cassidy was head coach of the Boston Bruins for the last six seasons, leading the team to...

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Vegas was leaning towards hiring Trotz but held off waiting to see what the Bruins would do about Cassidy.

 

[BB88]

Going from a great team to a great team is nice for Cassidy.

Edit, & by great team I only mean the roster, zero respect for that management

 

[Ladyfan]

I lived there for a few years. It wasn’t bad. Once you are away from the Strip/tourist traps it is a place much like any other. If desert heat don’t suit you, then yeah it will suck.

I hate the heat. I went to Vegas once (the first time the Bs played there). I don't want to live anywhere where water is an issue.

It was interesting to see but not anywhere I would want to bring up a child or live myself.

Best of luck to Bruce. Seems like a good guy to me.

 

[BruinDust]

Good to see Cassidy land on his feet. If anything his time in Vegas should be quite an experience.

There seems to be a bit of a "what have you done for me lately/shiny new toy syndrome" going on with that organization. I hope it works out for him.