Darren Dreger

Kings more information...

than we have, then I think it's a risky game that the Oilers are playing.

I do believe that Edmonton, whatever direction they're going, whether it's Lavi or it's Jay Woodcroft or somebody else, it does seem like LA is closer to naming a head coach perhaps as early as midweek or late of next week.

So that tells me that the LA Kings aren't going to wait around for Bruce Cassidy.

Yeah.

In my noodles, so...

I guess what I'd like to know more about, and this kind of stuff we don't know about, is how does one coach contract vary from another coach contract?

And will there be a standardized coaching contract at some point moving forward?

We know there's a coach association, and I think it's a healthy thing for NHL coaches.

But if you don't have a standardized contract that is the same in one market as compared to the next, as compared to the next, and the NHL isn't going to get involved to manage that sort of process, then what are you left with?

I mean, if Bruce Cassidy had a way to get out of his contract, he said it.

He said it publicly.

If he could resign and forfeit the $4.5 million plus, whatever it is, in the remainder of his contract, he would do that.

Well, what else is left for him to do?

Nothing.

You know, he's contractually bound.

So, I mean, it depends on the coach we're talking about here.

Do you want to go to a place where you think you can coach a team to the Stanley Cup final?

and you're getting four plus million dollars on a multiple year deal to do that, I think I'd be willing to sign up.

And, you know, the consequence is that in the final year of my deal, I get gassed because my team isn't responding, but I'm still getting four and a half.