Connor McDavid won't rush contract extension, says winning is top priority for Oilers superstar

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Jun 19, 2025 2:35 PM EDT | Last Updated: 15 minutes ago

Two days aft losing successful the Stanley Cup final, Connor McDavid said he's not successful a unreserved to marque a determination astir his future.

The Edmonton Oilers captain, wide considered the champion subordinate successful the world, is entering the last play of an eight-year, $100-million US declaration adjacent season.

McDavid becomes eligible to motion an hold connected July 1, but said there's nary request to spot a timeline connected it.

The Oilers fell successful six games to the Panthers, losing to Florida successful the last for the 2nd consecutive year.

McDavid said winning volition beryllium his apical precedence erstwhile helium considers a declaration extension.

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The three-time Hart Trophy victor arsenic league MVP produced 26 goals and 74 assists successful 67 games this past play earlier piling up 33 points successful 22 playoff contests.

"Winning would beryllium astatine the apical of the list," McDavid told reporters Thursday arsenic Oilers players cleaned retired their lockers.

"It's the astir important thing. If I consciousness that there's a bully model to triumph here, implicit and implicit again, past signing is nary problem.

"It's lone been a mates of days. I'm definite we'll get into it implicit the people of the adjacent mates of weeks, but I'm not successful a unreserved to marque immoderate decision, truthful I don't deliberation that determination needs to beryllium immoderate timeline.

"I cognize radical are going to look astatine that July 1 time and beryllium looking to spot if there's thing done. But for me, I'm conscionable not successful a unreserved that way."