Vegas Knights Fire Coach, Tortorella Takes Helm

0:00It's March 30th. Welcome to NHL News Today, AI Power Coverage of Your Squad. I'm Corey with the story. Vegas Golden Knights just dropped a bombshell with only eight games left in the 2025-26 NHL regular season. They fired head coach Bruce Cassidy and brought in John Torturella to shake things up. The Knights have underperformed all year, despite playoff hopes, making this one of the boldest late season moves you'll see. First eliminations hit this week, with Vancouver Connucks and New York Rangers mathematically out of the playoffs. Power rankings show the Connucks at the bottom, followed by San Jose Sharks, Chicago Black Hawks, and a surprising drop for defending Champs Florida. Panthers due to injuries. Vegas led to 25th after the coaching switch. Reactions are wild across the league fans buzzing about whether Torturella's fire can spark a cup run or doom them to missing playoffs. Bottom feeders like Seattle Kraken and Los Angeles Kings hang on with overtime losses keeping them alive

1:02while Western Conference Chaos lets teams. Like Winnipeg Jets stay in the wildcard hunt. Montreal Canadians are surging with five straight wins, jumping to fifth and power rankings and locking in a tough first round matchup. Edmonton Oilers won three in a row, eyeing the Pacific lead, and teams like Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche already clinched spots. Metropolitan Division is a dogfight, with 18s battling for four births. As April hits, every point counts in this playoff sprint, division titles and seeds, still up for grabs outside the president's trophy race. Expect more twists before the final buzzer.