Oilers superstar Connor McDavid is fresh off signing a new contract extension, but he revealed the biggest problem is that players are unable to be paid properly. The Edmonton Oilers' captain and NHL face, Connor McDavid, has been <a href='https://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/oilers_connor_mcdavid_opens_up_on_nhl_rules_after_contract_decision/s1_17615_42988027' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>vocal about his position on the current monetary structure in the NHL.</a> In an interview with The Athletic's Daniel Nugent-Bowman, McDavid referred to the salary cap in the NHL as «the unfortunate part of the system» because it forces players to decide between pursuing the highest salary and contributing to ensuring that teams remain competitive. <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/edmonton-oilers/connor-mcdavid-and-the-edmonton-oilers-have-reportedly-agreed-to-a-contract-extension' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Oilers superstar McDavid re-signed for $25 million over two years</a> during the preseason for an average salary of $12.5 million, which has remained the same since 2017. The Oilers were in a position to offer him the maximum contract of eight years to 20 percent salary-cap space, but McDavid opted to keep it low in order to allow his team more flexibility in bringing in more talent. It's not a hard calculation to figure out, McDavid said. Take too much, and the team is going to have difficulty augmenting the roster. It's the unfortunate part of the system, McDavid said. It sucks that way. I'd love for hockey players to go and make $20 million or $25 million, but that's just not the way it works. We play hockey, and that's the system that we're in. The money they've gotten back is money they can go spend, McDavid said. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/DNBsports/status/1983894493549228109'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> <h3>Not many players choose their team's well-being over salary, which is something Connor McDavid absolutely wanted to do</h3> It is not very common for players with McDavid's standing in the league to take such action. When adjusted for inflation, McDavid's new contract actually translates to a pay cut from his previous one, which took up 15.7% of the salary cap space in the league. McDavid's move gave his team enough space to renew contracts with defenseman Jake Walman, among others. McDavid, 28, reaffirmed once again that his primary concern is to win a Stanley Cup with Edmonton, even if it means leaving dollars on the table. The Oilers, who in the last two playoff years reached the Stanley Cup Finals only to come up short, are not getting off to the best start with a record of 5-4-2. McDavid's unselfish play leads by example in his quest to help the Oilers win hockey's biggest prize.