CREATED BY SPORTS BETTORS FOR SPORTS BETTORS
LET’S HEAR YOUR STORY
New Ottawa Senators owner Michael Andlauer slammed the NHL in the fallout of the team losing a first-round pick from the botched Evgenii Dadonov trade and Shane Pinto’s 41-game gambling suspension.
Losing a first-rounder in the Dadonov saga ultimately cost GM Pierre Dorion his job. During Wednesday's press conference announcing Dorion's resignation, the 57-year-old Andlauer ripped into the league for not properly advising him about the Dadonov and Pinto situations during the Senators sale process.
“Maybe they didn’t want to disrupt [it] to make sure the seller got the best price possible,” Andlauer said, per Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli.
Andlauer questioned why he “inherited” the Dadonov situation, being that the incident happened almost two years ago (and 18 months before he purchased the Senators).
"You'll have to ask the NHL why it took a year. Why I inherited this is beyond me. There's no reason to last this long," he said.
Andlauer believes the NHL could have informed the Senators about the Pinto investigation sooner, as well. Overall, the new Senators owner put on quite the venting session at the league’s expense.
According to TSN’s Claire Hanna, Andlauer said his first 30 days as Senators owner exceeded expectations, but things have really come down to earth recently thanks to a three-game losing streak, three injuries and two phone calls from the NHL.
Senators aren’t only ones criticizing NHL's communication
It’s not just Andlauer and the Senators who are criticizing the way the league communicates, either.
The Athletic's Sean McIndoe rightly points out that the league handed down two harsh penalties (both against the Senators) without providing many details to the public.
While Andlauer apparently received a 73-page explanation for the Dadonov trade fallout, people have largely been left to speculate about the specifics of Pinto’s gambling infractions, aside from the league saying he didn't wager on NHL games.
The league also made plenty of missteps with messaging around Pride Tape and has regularly received criticism for how it handles dangerous hits.
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.
Your experience on this site will be improved by allowing cookies.
