The most surprising aspect of John Tortorella and the Golden Knights blowing off their media obligations after advancing to the Western Conference final was the NHL’s response.

The Vegas Golden Knights reached the conference finals for the fifth time in their nine seasons of existence with a win over the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night, but the celebration was interrupted Friday by a surprisingly strong punishment from the NHL.

Bruce Cassidy was fired by the Vegas Golden Knights with eight games to go in the regular season. Despite that, it appears they’re not granting other teams permission to interview him.

Golden Knights coach John Tortorella decided not to speak to the media after eliminating the Ducks, potentially throwing a temper tantrum.

Last week the National Hockey League shocked the hockey community when they announced that the Vegas Golden Knights were being stripped of their 2nd round draft pick this year and that their head coach,