'We Basically Played a Beer League Game.' Cassidy Rips Effort in 6-5 OT Loss to Devils

Vegas Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy did not hold back in his post-game press conference after the team’s 6-5 overtime loss to the New Jersey Devils.

“It’s getting to the point of the season in which we should be better. We basically played a beer league game out there.” Cassidy on the team’s effort.

The game did have some positives. Jonathan Marchessault got his sixth and seventh goals in his last four games. Pavel Dorofeyev scored his seventh goal of the season. The Golden Knights climbed a two-goal deficit and scored four straight goals.

It is tough to watch the Golden Knights get only a point in a game where they scored five goals after they gave up four goals in the last three games. The reality is the Golden Knights lost a point in tonight’s game.

“The plays we made, right up until the last goal, were careless and disrespectful to the game.”

Cassidy on the team’s execution.

Ouch.

This is by far the angriest we have heard Cassidy since becoming the head coach of the Golden Knights. Remember, this is the television part of his reaction to the game. Just imagine what side of Cassidy the players got to see after Monday’s loss.

Cassidy was completely on point about the team’s effort. Players lost one-on-one battles, made careless turnovers, and poor decisions on long passes.