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The Minnesota Wild will be without starting goalkeeper Marc-Andre Fleury for their game against the St. Louis Blues on Sunday. Fleury, a three-time Stanley Cup champion, has had a difficult season, earning a disappointing.901 save percentage in 25 games. And the 38-year-old is fully aware of his difficulties, particularly given that he holds himself to a far higher level. However, the 2021 Vezina Trophy winner is also coping with a personal situation off the ice. As a result, he was released by the organization following Saturday night's 6-5 overtime loss to the Buffalo Sabres. Fleury is returning home to Montreal and is anticipated to rejoin the club in New York on Tuesday before of the Rangers game. In Fleury's absence, the Wild will turn to either Filip Gustavsson, who has recently recovered from a stomach ailment, or Zane McIntyre against the Blues. If McIntyre is selected, it will be his first NHL appearance in over six years. Fleury put up another tough effort against the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night, conceding six goals on 37 shots. However, the final score might have been substantially higher owing to many failures in Minnesota's defense. Fleury, on the other hand, saw things differently, focused on the stops he didn't make. According to The Athletic's Michael Russo, the veteran goaltender didn't disguise his anger after the game, dumping his gear into his equipment bag and repeatedly cursing to himself in French. Despite gaining just one point on Saturday, the Wild have rebounded from a dismal start to the season, sitting third in the Central Division with 47 points at 22-13-3. They've been very effective recently, winning seven of their last ten games. Fleury, who was acquired from the Chicago Blackhawks in a midseason trade in 2021-22, re-signed with Minnesota last summer, agreeing to a two-year, $7 million contract. His contract carries a $3.5 million cap charge every season as well as a complete no-movement clause.
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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