TSN: Pierre LeBrun and Jay Onrait focus on Connor McDavid’s future in Edmonton.
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Onrait: “Let’s discuss Connor McDavid. He’s already stated he doesn’t need to discuss a possible contract extension after this season. However you had an opportunity to speak to the Oilers staff President Jeff Jackson, who’s in such a novel state of affairs.
He’s Conor McDavid’s former agent, so he negotiated Connor’s final deal on behalf of Connor, and now he must negotiate Connor’s subsequent deal on behalf of the staff. So what did Jeff must say concerning the McDavid extension?
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LeBrun: “Yeah, a deal, by the way in which, that you could be keep in mind Jay on the time, Connor McDavid on the final second, stated, let’s take a bit lower than what we agreed to, to assist out the staff beneath the cap. We’ll see if that occurs once more this time round.
What Jeff, Jeff Jackson stated a pair issues to me after I bumped into him with the Board of Governors, and considered one of them is that, pay attention, clearly they’re assured they’ve a shot at extending him this summer time. Connor McDavid can signal one 12 months out as of July 1st, an important contract negotiation your complete NHL.
However one factor Jeff Jackson tried to warning is that simply as Leon Draisaitl, finally signed this summer time, late in the summertime, you recognize, simply, you recognize, if McDavid doesn’t signal on July 1st, individuals mustn’t panic. Shouldn’t learn into that. That this can be a course of, they usually’re going to work by means of it as they do. They’ve nice communication with their captain and franchise participant. But when it doesn’t occur July 1, everybody in Oiler nation ought to take a deep breath. And I assumed that was fascinating, as a result of he simply did it with Draisaitl. So you bought to imagine that Jeff Jackson understands how this may occasionally play out.
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And he’s assured that as a result of the Oilers are a staff which can be within the combine that went to the ultimate, that our contender once more, that that’s an important factor to Conor McDavid, and when it’s time to speak this summer time, he feels fairly good about their possibilities.
