“Might as well get into a fight,” Oilers’ forward Evander Kane ANNOYED with coach Jay Woodcroft for less playing time in 2023-24 season

Evander Kane has now attacked his coach Jay Woodcroft for not playing his limited playing time this season.

“Might as well get into a fight,” Oilers’ forward Evander Kane ANNOYED with coach Jay Woodcroft for less playing time in 2023-24 season

Evander Kane (L) and Jay Woodcroft (R) [Pic Credit: X/AHL]

The Edmonton Oilers seem to going through a rough patch. After their poor start of the season, the team has now lost Captain Connor McDavid through injury. There also seems to be some sort of tension between forward Evander Kane and coach Jay Woodcroft, as he called him out during an interview.

The 32-year-old left winger has not enjoyed too much success this season. He only has one assist to his name and has seen his game time being reduced by a huge margin. This has visibly left him frustrated.

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Kane has now attacked his coach Woodcroft after he was penalized for his actions on the field. After being suspended for five minutes, he claimed that he thought this was probably the best action for him.

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"I didn't play much in the first period, so I thought might as well get into a fight and take seven or eight minutes in the box."
Evander Kane said as per X.

These comments of him have gone have now gone viral on social media. Several fans and users have since slammed him for this behavior and hoped he g can get better in the next games. With McDavid out for 1-2 weeks through injury, he just might get the chance he desires.

Evander Kane drops glove to fight former teammate Brenden Dillion in Oilers-Jets game

Fights in the NHL are a common occurrence. Many times players can be seen grabbing each other by their jerseys while swinging punches at each other. In one such recent fight, Edmonton Oilers‘ forward Evander Kane dropped his glove to face off his former teammate Brenden Dillion during their game against the Winnipeg Jets.

The two former San Jose Sharks players were in no mood to stand down. The duo dropped their equipment in the midway of the second regulation period and squared off, ready to pounce. Both men swung their fists but were unable to keep their balance while skating.

Evander Kane and Brenden Dillion
Fight between Evander Kane and Brenden Dillion (Pic Credit: X)

It seemed Kane came out on top of this fight as he kept on punching. The two players would eventually topple down on the ice before being separated by the officials. Check out the video shared on X (formerly called Twitter) regarding this outburst from this duo.

After the game, Kane admitted that he did this because he was not finding time to be on the ice field. What was that is true motive or just pure frustration, only he knows about it.

He will now have the chance to prove himself to his coach and teammates again when the Oilers take to the field next time out without their star forward. The Oilers who are currently 1-3-1 this season, would be hoping to get some positive results to get their derailed season back on track.

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