“I’m going to talk to my agent a little bit and family and all that, and make some decisions whenever that time comes. But there’s no rush on anything like that.” That’s what Connor McDavid told reporters on June 19 when he was asked about his contract extension. The star player in the league was in no hurry. That being said, it’s been more than a month since then with no real update from the former Conn Smythe trophy winner. Oilers GM Stan Bowman, however, has some good news.
The Edmonton team’s GM was on the OilersNow radio show, where he talked about Connor McDavid’s contract extension. When host of the show, Bob Stauffer, asked Stan Bowman about the potential timeline of McDavid’s contract, the Oilers GM said, “I’ve had really good conversations with Judd [Moldaver] since the season ended. And I’ve tried to give Conor his space. I think that it’s important a lot. This respects the athlete and their timeline. So, we haven’t had any of those types of detailed discussions yet, but we certainly will. I think we’re very encouraged by all the conversations I’ve had to date. And when the time comes, the time comes.”
At the end of the 2024-25 season, too, Stan Bowman was asked about McDavid’s contract, and he said that McDavid’s extension is his No.1 priority this offseason. Lastly, Bowman added, “So, I don’t have a timeline update, but I do expect to have some conversations with him soon and hopefully get that wrapped up.” Meanwhile, hockey insider Frank Seravalli has come out with his own theory.
“I don’t have a timeline update, but I do expect to have some conversations with them soon and hopefully get that wrapped up.”@EdmontonOilers General Manager Stan Bowman talks Connor McDavid extension with @Bob_Stauffer on Oilers Now.
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— Oilers Now with Bob Stauffer (@OilersNow) July 29, 2025
Speaking on Bleacher Report Open Ice, Seravalli said, “If I were looking at the Connor McDavid situation as best I can handicap it at this point in time. My guess is that it’s not going to be an eight-year deal. It’ll be less than that, probably four, and somewhere between $16 and $17.5 million in AAV. Those are just ballparks. That’s the best that I can glean at this moment in time. I’m not really even confident saying completely that it’s going to be a four-year deal.” Even if it is an eight-year deal, Seravalli feels, McDavid has enough sway within the team to just tell them that he wants out, and they’ll have no choice but to let him go.
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