Connor McDavid met the media on Tuesday prior to the Olympic orientation camp of Team Canada, and immediately from the bat he was asked where his contract extension was at the Edmonton Oilers. McDavid’s answer was as his answer in June after the oilers lost in the Stanley Cup final: He’s going to take his time and hurry up nerrents.
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“I said at the end of June that I had the intention to just take my time with it, and I still feel the same, take my time and go through everything,” McDavid told the assembled media in Calgary. “And I intend to win in Edmonton. That is my only focus, perhaps besides winning the gold medal with Canada, but it is my intention to win there.”
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McDavid not only takes his time, but he also assesses all the options that have been laid out for him with his family and agent. And it’s a process. Perhaps slower than some would like, because NHL training camps will be opened in a few weeks. But he wants Make sure he can win in Edmontonlike his intentions.
McDavid was eligible to sign an extension on July 1. It was a lock, possibly in last year, that at when July 1, 2025, McDavid and the Oilers would announce an extension. However, after his comments in June, the process continues.
It is worth noting that Leon Draisaitl, who was eligible to sign an extension for the last time outside the season (July 1, 2024), signed his eight -year contract extension until 3 September. The expectation is that McDavid could do the same this year as soon as the Olympic Orientation Camp of Team Canada concludes.
Connor McDavid starts in the last year of his contract, which pays him $ 12.5 million per season. The belief is that he will earn somewhere between $ 16 million and $ 18 million during his next deal with the Edmonton Oilers. Whether that is a medium or long term is still to be seen. However, he could also take a short -term contract.
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We hear that Connor McDavid & the @Edmontonoilers will agree with a contract extension against or on 3 September (Leon Extension Date last year)
3 to 4 years at $ 16 million AAV is what we hear from today, who changes that changes between occasionally …#Letsgooailers #Nhl
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As McDavid told the media in Calgary, all options are on the table.
“I would say that all options are really on the table. You know, as I said, we’re going through it. I have no preference anyway,” McDavid told the media.
But Connor McDavid understands, as captain of the oilers, that his contract situation and status have the potential to be a distraction. So he wants the focus on the team and their goals. It is not only the purpose of McDavid, but also the purpose of the Edmonton Oilers To go back to the Stanley Cup final and the job to complete the Stanley Cup.
“I want the group to be so focused, is taught and ready to roll in the first day. And we don’t need any distractions. So yes, as I said, take my time with it, and that’s it,” McDavid told the media.
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It will be interesting to see what kind of Deal Connor McDavid will eventually come with the Edmonton Oilers. However, there is a strong conviction, especially under Oilers CEO Jeff Jackson, that discussions will start and a deal will be completed, as he said Jeff Marek on the magazine on Daily Faceoff.
‘I think when Connor is ready … we will have the discussion and we will get a deal closed, ” Said Jackson.
So with the attitude and mentality that McDavid has, he could follow in the footsteps of Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs and his friend Leon Draisaitl and sign that deal before the training camp is opened. Because if it lingers, the questions will only set up unless McDavid tackles it on day one of training camp, and that’s it.
The expectations, however, are that he will sign earlier instead of later.
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