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Kevin Hayes of the Philadelphia Flyers was named as a healthy scratch for Saturday's game against the New York Rangers. In addition to sitting out the game, the team's leading scorer (29 points in 31 games) has been benched three times this season. The centerman is having his finest scoring stretch since arriving in Philadelphia, but the Flyers have had a disastrous start to the season. They presently have the Eastern Conference's second-worst record and the league's fourth-worst goal differential, causing head coach John Tortorella to explore extreme measures.
"I'll never argue there's an advantage to being benched. I apologize. I don't believe I should have been benched, but it is not my choice to make "On Monday, the 30-year-old told reporters. "He works as a coach. I'm a participant. He chooses the lineup because he wants the greatest team on the ice to win, and that's what he did."
If Hayes' time in Philadelphia appears to be nearing to an end, a $7.1 million cap cost and a restricted no-trade clause make him a difficult player to deal. That's why, on his podcast 32 Thoughts, insider Elliotte Friedman said that Hayes' contract may be bought out at the end of the season, allowing both sides to go on.
This would relieve the Flyers of a major burden, as they would face a cap penalty of $2.25 million in the first year, followed by $4.75 million in each of the next two years, and $1.6 million in the last three years.
Hayes' finest season in the NHL occurred in 2016-17, when he played for the New York Rangers, in which he tallied 17 goals and 49 points in 76 games.
Hayes' high scoring production has not protected him from defensive-zone mistakes. All of this culminated when he was shifted to the wing and Noah Cates took his place in the centre. Tortorella rationalized the switch by stating that he valued Cates' defensive responsibilities over Hayes' -12 plus-minus ratio, which was among the worst in the league.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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