Oilers Head Coach Caught on Camera Emotionally Accepting His Fate: After a Crushing Loss to the San Jose Sharks it is Probably Over for Jay Woodcroft
The whispers have been going on for a couple of weeks and now the lip readers have chimed in on the fate of Edmonton head coach Jay Woodcroft, who may have predicted his own misfortune following the club's most recent loss.
Disappointment evident in Woodcroft and Manson discussion
On Thursday night, the Oilers dropped a 3-2 tilt versus the equally dreadful Sharks, dropped the club to a 2-9-1 record.
At the conclusion of the team's fourth consecutive loss, broadcast camera's followed Woodcroft walking across the ice with assistance coach Dave Manson, with the two seeming to discuss that this loss may signal the end.
Oilers Nation columnist Zach Laing took to X, formerly Twitter, with video proof and broke down what it looked like the two may have been saying, including Woodcroft seeming to admit, "This might be it."
Woodcroft not worried about the axe
Thursday's loss marked the second four-game losing streak of the season for the Oilers, who, with five points, are the 31st team overall in the NHL.
Woodcroft, who has compiled a 132-78-41 record since becoming Edmonton's head coach, in the midst of one the team's worst starts he was asked point blank after the loss to the Sharks if he was concerned about losing his job.
Source: Camera captures Edmonton Oilers head coach admitting something after loss to the San Jose Sharks
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