The Edmonton Oilers suffered an embarrassing loss last night placing their head coach Jay Woodcroft's job in jeopardy. Today we got an update on Woodcroft's status as the bench boss in Edmonton. <h2>Oilers Suffer Embarrassing Loss Becoming The Worst Team In The NHL</h2> The Oilers faced off against the San Jose Sharks last night. Coming into the game the Sharks had only one win on the season. The Oilers were expected to wipe the floor with the Sharks. Surprisingly the Sharks won and tied the Oilers in the standings for last place. Since the game ended the vibe around Edmonton has been terrible. Before this game, many believed the team was just in a minor slump. Now they are confirmed to be one of the worst teams in the NHL. Leon Draisaitl showed clear frustration in his post-game press conference after the loss. <q>«Great observation.» Leon Draisaitl was not having it after the Oilers' loss to the Sharks.</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/JayOnSC/status/1723045898828050648'> </a></blockquote></div> Such an embarrassing loss has led to fans and media calling for Jay Woodcroft's job. <q>Me waiting for the Jay Woodcroft has been fired tweets from NHL insiders.</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/FieryBreadman/status/1722975536824115270'> </a></blockquote></div> <q>The new system Jay Woodcroft has implemented is not working. It's very clear in the defensive zone and offensive zone. So what are the Oilers waiting for? A loss to Seattle where we fall even deeper in the playoff race?</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/Kgill39/status/1723041051491910065'> </a></blockquote></div> With all of the speculation, NHL insiders decided to do some digging and find out if Woodcroft's position is indeed in danger. <h2>Edmonton Oilers Decide The Fate Of Their Head Coach</h2> NHL reporter and insider Ryan Rishaug who covers the Edmonton Oilers was able to give an update on Jay Woodcroft's status. His answer to whether or not Woodcroft is on the hot seat might surprise you. <q> The sense is that the Edmonton Oilers will not be making a coaching change today.</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class=instagram-media data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=https://www.instagram.com/p/CzeYTo7ggn7/?fbclid=IwAR2ymUyRSIgDEJasytAYLJmROu-lEoRtDf9lQ43SKlbrzW1p9lnRG71FMe8&img_index=1 data-instgrm-version=12 style= background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);><div style=padding:16px;> <a href=https://www.instagram.com/p/CzeYTo7ggn7/?fbclid=IwAR2ymUyRSIgDEJasytAYLJmROu-lEoRtDf9lQ43SKlbrzW1p9lnRG71FMe8&img_index=1 style= background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%; target=_blank> <div style= display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;> <div style=background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;></div> <div style=display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;> <div style= background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;></div> <div style= background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;></div></div></div><div style=padding: 19% 0;></div><div style=display:block; height:50px; margin:0 auto 12px; width:50px;><svg width=50px height=50px viewBox=0 0 60 60 version=1.1 xmlns=https://www.w3.org/2000/svg xmlns:xlink=https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink><g stroke=none stroke-width=1 fill=none fill-rule=evenodd><g transform=translate(-511.000000, -20.000000) fill=#000000><g><path d=M556.869,30.41 C554.814,30.41 553.148,32.076 553.148,34.131 C553.148,36.186 554.814,37.852 556.869,37.852 C558.924,37.852 560.59,36.186 560.59,34.131 C560.59,32.076 558.924,30.41 556.869,30.41 M541,60.657 C535.114,60.657 530.342,55.887 530.342,50 C530.342,44.114 535.114,39.342 541,39.342 C546.887,39.342 551.658,44.114 551.658,50 C551.658,55.887 546.887,60.657 541,60.657 M541,33.886 C532.1,33.886 524.886,41.1 524.886,50 C524.886,58.899 532.1,66.113 541,66.113 C549.9,66.113 557.115,58.899 557.115,50 C557.115,41.1 549.9,33.886 541,33.886 M565.378,62.101 C565.244,65.022 564.756,66.606 564.346,67.663 C563.803,69.06 563.154,70.057 562.106,71.106 C561.058,72.155 560.06,72.803 558.662,73.347 C557.607,73.757 556.021,74.244 553.102,74.378 C549.944,74.521 548.997,74.552 541,74.552 C533.003,74.552 532.056,74.521 528.898,74.378 C525.979,74.244 524.393,73.757 523.338,73.347 C521.94,72.803 520.942,72.155 519.894,71.106 C518.846,70.057 518.197,69.06 517.654,67.663 C517.244,66.606 516.755,65.022 516.623,62.101 C516.479,58.943 516.448,57.996 516.448,50 C516.448,42.003 516.479,41.056 516.623,37.899 C516.755,34.978 517.244,33.391 517.654,32.338 C518.197,30.938 518.846,29.942 519.894,28.894 C520.942,27.846 521.94,27.196 523.338,26.654 C524.393,26.244 525.979,25.756 528.898,25.623 C532.057,25.479 533.004,25.448 541,25.448 C548.997,25.448 549.943,25.479 553.102,25.623 C556.021,25.756 557.607,26.244 558.662,26.654 C560.06,27.196 561.058,27.846 562.106,28.894 C563.154,29.942 563.803,30.938 564.346,32.338 C564.756,33.391 565.244,34.978 565.378,37.899 C565.522,41.056 565.552,42.003 565.552,50 C565.552,57.996 565.522,58.943 565.378,62.101 M570.82,37.631 C570.674,34.438 570.167,32.258 569.425,30.349 C568.659,28.377 567.633,26.702 565.965,25.035 C564.297,23.368 562.623,22.342 560.652,21.575 C558.743,20.834 556.562,20.326 553.369,20.18 C550.169,20.033 549.148,20 541,20 C532.853,20 531.831,20.033 528.631,20.18 C525.438,20.326 523.257,20.834 521.349,21.575 C519.376,22.342 517.703,23.368 516.035,25.035 C514.368,26.702 513.342,28.377 512.574,30.349 C511.834,32.258 511.326,34.438 511.181,37.631 C511.035,40.831 511,41.851 511,50 C511,58.147 511.035,59.17 511.181,62.369 C511.326,65.562 511.834,67.743 512.574,69.651 C513.342,71.625 514.368,73.296 516.035,74.965 C517.703,76.634 519.376,77.658 521.349,78.425 C523.257,79.167 525.438,79.673 528.631,79.82 C531.831,79.965 532.853,80.001 541,80.001 C549.148,80.001 550.169,79.965 553.369,79.82 C556.562,79.673 558.743,79.167 560.652,78.425 C562.623,77.658 564.297,76.634 565.965,74.965 C567.633,73.296 568.659,71.625 569.425,69.651 C570.167,67.743 570.674,65.562 570.82,62.369 C570.966,59.17 571,58.147 571,50 C571,41.851 570.966,40.831 570.82,37.631></path></g></g></g></svg></div></a></div></blockquote></div> This confirms that Woodcroft is momentarily safe however not permanently. We could see a situation similar to the Vancouver Canucks with Bruce Boudreau. Many knew he was likely on his way out but they delayed the announcement until his replacement had been found. The Oilers are at rock bottom whether or not Woodcroft is replaced. If they keep failing to stack wins it might be merciful to let Woodcroft go and not continue facing the scrutiny and speculation.