EDMONTON -- Jeff Jackson is confident Connor McDavid will stay with the Edmonton Oilers beyond the final season of his current contract and said the organization is "not nervous" about the negotiations on a new deal.

The Oilers CEO and president of hockey operations told CHED radio in Edmonton on Tuesday that he believes McDavid will sign a new contract in due time.

“I know there are sort of lots of commentary on the fact that Connor is not yet signed and why he hasn’t signed yet,” Jackson said on the “Oilers Now” show. “(Oilers general manager) Stan [Bowman] and I, and (owner) Daryl Katz and the rest of the management group, we don’t feel that way, we’re not nervous about it.

“Connor’s been an Oiler for 10 years. He’s done a lot of playing in Edmonton and living in Edmonton. He’s be

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