In his first public comments since being unexpectedly fired as head coach of the Bruins on Monday, Bruce Cassidy explained to reporters on Thursday the extent to which his dismissal was a surprise.
According to Cassidy, he was told by Boston general manager Don Sweeney following the team’s playoff elimination that he would return for another season (the final year in his contract).
However, when Sweeney came to Cassidy’s home on Monday to talk, the circumstances had changed. Cassidy was out.
“I was under the assumption and preparing for it,” Cassidy said of returning for another year in Boston.