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The Edmonton Oilers are off to a wretched start to the 2023-24 season and frustrations boiled over during Monday's 6-2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks.
Oilers head coach Jay Woodcroft was given an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty and a game misconduct with just over six minutes remaining in the third period after arguing with an official over a non-call. Woodcroft didn't think his antics were worthy of an ejection but owned up to putting his club in a tough spot.
"In the end, I've got the be better, I can't take a penalty to put our team down" Woodcroft said. "I didn't think it crossed the line at all but sometimes the way you send a message or ask a question, the way it's received might be not in the manner you intended to.
"I thought it was a fair question, he didn't, and in the end I've got to be better. Can't ask that question, apparently."
Superstars Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl were also visibly frustrated during the loss, which dropped Edmonton's record to 2-8-1. McDavid was assessed a roughing penalty early in the third, and Draisaitl was given a 10-minute misconduct as part of the same sequence.
Goaltending has been the Oilers' Achilles heel early this season, with both Jack Campbell and Stuart Skinner struggling. Edmonton ranks 31st in the league with a 4.18 goals-against average — trailing only the historically bad San Jose Sharks.
Both netminders are also sporting save percentages well below .890%.
Oilers veteran Mattias Ekholm, who joined the club in a midseason trade last year, can't remember a more disappointing start to a campaign.
"We have to work even harder to get rewarded and that’s just where we’re at right now," Ekholm said. "It’s a frustrating part and I don’t think I've ever had a worse start to a season in my career."
The Oilers still have time to salvage their campaign and reclaim their status as a Stanley Cup contender, but changes could be looming if they don't turn things around quickly. Their next opportunity to get back in the win column comes Thursday against the Sharks.
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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