Contract extension talks with Connor McDavid are ongoing, and a recent move by another star player may have driven his price even higher. The whole hockey world continues to watch the situation between the Edmonton Oilers and Connor McDavid as the two sides exchange numbers on a potential extension. To this point, there have been <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/edmonton-oilers/nhl-insider-elliotte-friedman-reveals-unexpected-update-on-what-connor-mcdavid-salary-is-likely-to-be' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>conflicting reports on whether or not McDavid will take a discount</a> to stay with the Oilers. If he does not take a discount the belief was that McDavid's average annual value (AAV) would settle somewhere around 16 to 17 million dollar range. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/revingev/status/1964815171731480937'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> However, a new deal turned down by Minnesota Wild winger Kirill Kaprizov has potentially driven up that asking price significantly. <h3>Kirill Kaprizov Reportedly Turns Down Record Breaking Deal Impacting Connor McDavid's Asking Price</h3> According to multiple reports, Kirill Kaprizov recently turned down an 8-year $128 million deal to re-sign with the Wild. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/frank_seravalli/status/1965812721955570082'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> With Kaprizov, who is a good player but not on McDavid's level, asking for this much money fans are concerned McDavid's ask could skyrocket to an AAV well beyond 17 million. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/jayslightning79/status/1965816541746000339'><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/dantencer/status/1965814778963935407'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> If McDavid does demand even more money from the Edmonton Oilers it makes things incredibly tough to keep him and still build a competitive team under the salary cap. The Oilers main objective remains to make McDavid an Oiler for life but one has to wonder at what point that could change if McDavid starts asking for 18 and 19 million dollars per season. As the situation continues to play out we will pass along the latest details on McDavid's extension.