Make no mistake, the situation between the Edmonton Oilers and Vegas Golden Knights is nothing short of “he said, she said.”

Word leaked early this month that the Oilers, with Kris Knoblauch still under contract, wanted to speak with Bruce Cassidy, fired months earlier by the Golden Knights. Vegas wouldn’t play ball, still won’t play ball, and as is their right, don’t need to grant permission to the coach they still have under contract for all of next season.

When the Oilers officially ripped the band-aid off and fired Knoblauch days later, Oilers general manager Stan Bowman met with the media and declined to comment on what went down, as is his right. The Golden Knights were somewhat forced to comment during a press conference ahead of the Western Conference final, and their general manager, Kelly McCrimmon, came out with the “Bruce understands.”

But Bruce doesn’t seem to understand. Thursday morning, he was on the........

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