Connor McDavid Will Get No matter He Desires From the Edmonton Oilers
Elliotte Friedman joined Evanka Osmak on Sportsnet’s Sports activities Central to debate the Leon Draisaitl extension with the Edmonton Oilers and was requested if it will have an effect on the subsequent contract for Connor McDavid.
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Evanka Osmak: “Friedge, you introduced up Connor McDavid’s identify, so let’s discuss McDavid. Two years remaining on his contract. He can signal an extension subsequent summer time. Does this have an effect on his quantity?”
Elliotte Friedman: “No, I don’t assume it does. General, within the sense that, look, the story I all the time heard about Connor McDavid’s final negotiation, Jeff Jackson is now the President of the Oilers, he was the agent on the time, and, , one of many issues they mentioned was, the utmost any participant might be paid on the cap is 20% and on the time, they mentioned, we’re not going to ask for 20% and the Oilers are like, ‘Oh, Thank God.’
And since if he would have requested for 20% they’d have paid it. However McDavid wasn’t excited by that. You understand, I believe that his quantity will probably be greater. He deserves to be the highest-paid participant within the League. He’s the best-paid participant within the league, and we’ll see the way it performs out. However I’d anticipate the dialog to be considerably comparable.
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If McDavid asks for 20% the Oilers could have selection however to pay it. However he desires to win, and that’s the factor about this. You understand, individuals can argue about the place gamers wish to play. Whether or not it’s the climate, whether or not it was the taxes, whether or not it’s the depth or the stress, the underside line is that they wish to be in a scenario the place they consider they will win.
Draisaitl mentioned the Oilers are all about successful. They received so shut this 12 months, that’s the place gamers wish to play. And I consider that as a result of the Oilers are there. McDavid will wish to keep. And the opposite factor I actually consider is, I’ve all the time believed this was a negotiation, not solely about Draisatil but in addition about McDavid.
You understand, Draisatil will play very coy right this moment was not going to talk for McDavid, however I believe he has. They’re so tight. He is aware of how McDavid’s pondering. And so long as these guys assume they will win, they’re going to be very joyful in Edmonton.”