Connor McDavid Will Get No matter He Needs 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 following contract for Connor McDavid.
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Evanka Osmak: “Friedge, you introduced up Connor McDavid’s title, so let’s speak about McDavid. Two years remaining on his contract. He can signal an extension subsequent summer season. Does this have an effect on his quantity?”
Elliotte Friedman: “No, I don’t suppose it does. Total, within the sense that, look, the story I at all times 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 stated was, the utmost any participant could be paid on the cap is 20% and on the time, they stated, 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 might have paid it. However McDavid wasn’t curious about that. You already know, I feel that his quantity will probably be increased. 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 count on the dialog to be considerably related.
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If McDavid asks for 20% the Oilers may have alternative however to pay it. However he desires to win, and that’s the factor about this. You already know, folks 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 strain, the underside line is that they wish to be in a scenario the place they imagine they’ll win.
Draisaitl stated the Oilers are all about profitable. They received so shut this yr, that’s the place gamers wish to play. And I imagine that as a result of the Oilers are there. McDavid will wish to keep. And the opposite factor I actually imagine is, I’ve at all times believed this was a negotiation, not solely about Draisatil but additionally about McDavid.
You already know, Draisatil will play very coy right now was not going to talk for McDavid, however I feel he has. They’re so tight. He is aware of how McDavid’s pondering. And so long as these guys suppose they’ll win, they’re going to be very completely happy in Edmonton.”
