Conspiracy theory.
What if bowman and company knew this would happen , knowing the NHLPA would want this , right during the Stanley cup finals, and the oilers basically saying fuck you to the league and the knights saying fine , you guys are gonna be dicks about Cassidy, we’re gonna bring the rain right to your front porch, this making a bad stain on the finals , taking away the spotlight , league gets pissed at the knights and says sack up and let Cassidy talk to the oilers and stop being bitches….
ITS POSSIBLE.