Getty The Edmonton Oilers were reportedly denied permission to speak to Bruce Cassidy due to financial concerns, an insider muses. The Edmonton Oilers are in the middle of quite a mess. The leak involving their search for a new head coach led to the premature dismissal of Kris Knoblauch . Despite having their former coach under contract for three more years, the club had no choice but to move on from him. The issue, in particular, lay with Edmonton’s request to speak to Bruce Cassidy. Cassidy