Former Philadelphia Flyers head coach John Tortorella has shockingly landed a new NHL head coaching gig with the 2025-26 season just about over. The Vegas Golden Knights have announced that they have fired Bruce Cassidy as their head coach and hired Tortorella as his replacement. Seeing Tortorella back as an NHL head coach is not surprising. The 67-year-old has had a long coaching career and won a Stanley Cup in 2004 with the Tampa Bay Lightning. However, the timing of him landing this job with the Golden Knights is undoubtedly surprising, as Vegas has only eight games left this season. Now, the Golden Knights will be hoping that hiring Tortorella will provide them with a boost. It has been an underwhelming regular season for the Golden Knights, as they have a 32-26-16 record and 80. They have also lost each of their last three games and seven out of their last 10 games. However, with the Pacific Division being the NHL's weakest division this season, the Golden Knights are in third and should still make the playoffs. It will now be very interesting to see how much of an impact Tortorella can make behind the bench for the Golden Knights from here.
