NHL insider Elliotte Friedman revealed some massive news: he stated that Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers are signing a contract extension today. The Edmonton Oilers and Connor McDavid have finally <a href='https://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/3324153' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>come to an agreement on a contract extension</a>, per NHL insider Elliotte Friedman. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/friedgehnic/status/1975234605947986391'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/TSN_Sports/status/1975236747874169329'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> TSN's Ryan Rishaug also reported recently that «things are moving this morning» towards an extension between the Oilers and the 28-year-old superstar, which appears to finally be done now. <h3>Endless Amounts of Rumors can now be Laid to Rest Following This Extension</h3> This is fantastic news for both the organization and fans, <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/edmonton-oilers/insider-believes-connor-mcdavid-will-not-finish-his-career-in-edmonton-for-one-specific-reason' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>after months and months of speculation that led some to state there was a chance he would walk away</a> from the team at the end of the season. <h3>Connor McDavid has Taken a Massive Discount to Play for the Oilers</h3> McDavid has also taken a massive discount with this new contract, as it is a two-year term, with an AAV of just $12.5 million. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/friedgehnic/status/1975242489767600336'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> Reaching a deal comes less than a week after Oilers general manager Stan Bowman said Wednesday it's not a guarantee that McDavid would enter the season as a pending unrestricted free agent, despite all of the signs that were seemingly pointing that way at the time. I don't have expectations either way on that, Bowman said last week of when asked if it's clear McDavid will reach next week without a new deal in place. I think we're continuing to talk to [McDavid's agent Judd Moldaver] regularly, I talk to him almost every day and had good chats with Connor all along the way too. I don't like to make predictions, we'll see where it goes. That goes to show that anything in the NHL can change at a moment's notice.