Connor McDavid Will Get Anything He Wants From The Edmonton Oilers
Elliotte Friedman joined Ivanka Osmak on Sportsnet's Sports Central to discuss Leon Draisaitl's extension with the Edmonton Oilers and was asked if this will affect Connor McDavid's next contract.
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Ivanka Osmak: “Friedge, you brought up Connor McDavid's name, so let's talk about McDavid. Two years left on his contract. He can sign an extension next summer. Does this affect his number?”
Elliotte Friedman: “No, I don't think so. All in all, in the sense that, look, the story I kept hearing about Connor McDavid's last interviews, Jeff Jackson is now the President of the Oilers, he was an agent at the time, and, you know, one of the things they said was, the maximum any player can be paid at the cap is 20 % and at that point, they say, we're not going to ask for 20% and the Oilers are like, 'Oh, Thank God.'
And because if he would have asked for 20% they would have paid it. But McDavid wasn't interested in that. You know, I think his number will be higher. He deserves to be the highest paid player in the League. He's the highest paid player in the league, and we'll see how that plays out. But I would expect the conversation to be somewhat similar.
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If McDavid asks for 20% the Oilers will have no choice but to pay it. But you want to win, and that's the thing about this. You know, people can argue about where players want to play. Whether it's the weather, whether it's taxes, whether it's tension or pressure, the bottom line is that they want to be in a situation where they believe they can win.
Draisaitl said the Oilers are all about winning. They are very close this year, this is where the players want to play. And I believe that because the Oilers are there. McDavid will want to stay. And the other thing that I really believe is, I've always believed that this was a conversation, not only about Draisatil but also about McDavid.
You know, Draisatil is going to play a lot of coy today and it wouldn't speak for McDavid, but I think he still has it. They are very strong. You know how McDavid thinks. And as long as these guys think they can win, they're going to be very happy in Edmonton.”
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