Today, NHL insider Elliotte Friedman has indicated that Connor McDavid's recent comments will impact his expected salary in negotiations. Throughout the week, Connor McDavid <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/edmonton-oilers/connor-mcdavid-responds-to-speculation-surrounding-his-future-in-new-interview-with-tsn' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>has spoken to the media a couple of times about his extension negotiations.</a> Throughout each interview, McDavid has remained committed to winning in Edmonton and being an Oiler into the future. Despite this public commitment, no deal has been signed to this point but Elliotte Friedman believes the Oilers will get McDavid at a discount due to his desire to win. <h3>Elliotte Friedman Reveals Connor McDavid's Expected Salary On New Extension</h3> During a recent episode of the 32 Thoughts Podcast, Friedman indicated that if McDavid truly wants to be part of a championship team then he will have to take a discount compared to the projections for his salary. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/nhlrumourreport/status/1964375291289284953'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> While this is a correct take from Friedman that the Oilers need McDavid to take a pay cut to win it relies on McDavid truly being willing to sacrifice for that opportunity. In many cases, such as Sidney Crosby, players have taken multiple team friendly deals in the name of winning. On the flip side, plenty of players like William Nylander have held out and pushed for the money they deserve instead. McDavid in the past has gotten what he is worth but has still taken slight discounts on his deals so it is reasonable to expect the same from him this time if his mentality remains the same. Over the next several weeks, all eyes will be on McDavid to see which type of deal he takes and how much he truly helps out the Oilers. As more developments are made in McDavid's negotiations with the Oilers we will pass along the latest news and notes.