Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers Have Reportedly Agreed to a Contract Extension
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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 come to an agreement on a contract extension, per NHL insider Elliotte Friedman.
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.
Endless Amounts of Rumors can now be Laid to Rest Following This Extension
This is fantastic news for both the organization and fans, after months and months of speculation that led some to state there was a chance he would walk away from the team at the end of the season.
Connor McDavid has Taken a Massive Discount to Play for the Oilers
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.
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.
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