Connor McDavid ’s comment about possibly taking “no term” in contract negotiations went largely unnoticed in Edmonton on Friday, but it’s grown into the comment that has set sail to one thousand theories and speculations, especially in the Toronto market.

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Asked if he might consider a shorter term deal, McDavid said on Friday: “I said all options are on the table. That would mean length of term, short term, long term. Yeah. No term. You know it’s all options on the table, as I alluded to. So that would include a short term deal, yeah.” Article content

In Edmonton, TSN’s Ryan Rishaug explained McDavid’s “no term” comment this way: “He kind of ran through it and was like

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