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The Edmonton Oilers have not only featured the greatest player in NHL history on their team at one point, but they also happen to boast the best current player in the league.
Both Wayne Gretzky and Connor McDavid spent the first portion of their NHL careers with the Oilers, though Gretzky was ultimately traded to the Los Angeles Kings in 1988 just months after winning his fourth Stanley Cup with the team.
Currently, McDavid has one year remaining on his contract. If he were to hit the open market, he'd become arguably the most coveted free agent in league history; he's also eligible to sign a new deal this summer.
What is McDavid's priority with his next contract, especially after coming within one win of the Stanley Cup in the spring? As he put it, winning is all that matters at this point.
“I want to win. That’s it,” McDavid said, according to The Athletic's Daniel Nugent-Bowman. “That’s all that matters to me at this point in my career.”
McDavid's star teammate Leon Draisaitl has already signed a massive eight-year, $112 million extension, keeping him in Edmonton for the next eight seasons.
“We didn’t talk about it at all, really,” McDavid said of Draisaitl's new deal. “It’s his contract. It’s his business. It has nothing to do with me.”
McDavid has already firmly etched his name into Edmonton history as one of the best players to wear their colors since Gretzky, but will he wear the Oilers uniform for his entire career?
Oilers' Connor McDavid recently picked up 1,000th career point
Last month, McDavid became the fourth-fastest player in NHL history to reach 1,000 career points. But staying humble, he said the best part of the iconic milestone was the chance to celebrate with his teammates along with hearing the reaction of the fans at Rogers Place.
“It wasn’t that,” he said. “It’s just a number. It was the reaction of my teammates and the fans that made it special.”
McDavid and the Oilers continue their 2024-25 season when they take on the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night. Now 13-9-2, the Oilers are five points back of first place in the Pacific Division.
