 However, just 25 games into the season with an 8–16–1 record, he was fired and replaced by assistant coach Glen Hanlon.The club would go on and finish with the third-worst record in the NHL under Hanlon (23–46–10–3 for 59 points), but won the draft lottery and chose Alexander Ovechkin with their first overall pick in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.Cassidy signed on as an assistant coach with the Chicago Blackhawks in June 2004.