According to the reports, Connor McDavid signs the extension to stay with Oilers

The new McDavid contract will not be activated until the 2026-27 NHL season, according to Atlético. According to reports, the agreement is for two more seasons and entails an AAV below $ 15 million.

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The informed agreement comes just before the Oilers play their first game of the 2025-26 season of the NHL. While signing McDavid, who was entering the last year of his previous contract, it was an important priority for the oilers, all the low season, both parties waited until the final stretch to agree on a new agreement.

While the prolonged process led to wondering if McDavid would really stay in Edmonton, it was eligible to sign an extension with the team in July, the reports emerged on Monday that suggest that both parties achieved significant progress in a new agreement. McDavid bowed to a large extent, tweeting that his trip in Edmonton would continue.

That, apparently, was not a guarantee. According to reports, McDavid did not make the decision to stay in Edmonton until Monday, according to Greg Wyshynski from ESPN. Once that happened, things moved quickly.

Throughout the low season, McDavid said he would consider each and every one of the extension offers, saying that he did not care if they were short -term agreements, long -term agreements or if the Oilers decided that they were better not to offer an extension. In that last scenario, McDavid would have developed the last year of his agreement and reached free agency in the low season. Given the importance of McDavid for the Oilers, the team did not want that to happen.

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McDavid, 28, is considered the best NHL hockey player. Despite being the number 1 general selection in the 2015 NHL draft, McDavid has somehow exceeded expectations. During the last decade, the NHL leads at points, maintaining an advantage of 100 points over its next closest competitor. He has won three Hart trophies, four Ted Lindsay awards and five Art Ross trophies during his career. That was enough for NHL Network to name McDavid the best player in hockey as recently as Sunday.

With the greatness of McDavid unquestioned, the only thing left in his career is to win the Stanley Cup. He has approached, taking the team to the final in each of the last two seasons. The oilers, however, have fallen short twice, losing to the Florida Panthers in both series. Despite the loss, McDavid managed to win the Conn Smythe trophy in 2024.

This story will be updated.