EDMONTON – Edmonton Oilers general manager Stan Bowman is taking Connor McDavid at face value.

McDavid’s unresolved contract situation hangs over the Oilers as training camp opens, but Bowman trusts that his superstar captain wants to hoist the Stanley Cup in Edmonton.

“I just go by what Connor says, which is he wants nothing more than to win in Edmonton,” Bowman told reporters at a news conference Wednesday when asked about his confidence in getting a deal done. “So I take him at his word.”

“He’s been consistent in saying that, and I love hearing it when he says that,” he added. “That’s his singular focus.”

McDavid, however, hasn’t committed to Oil Country beyond the upcoming season. The generational talent is entering the final year of his eight-year, US$100-million pact and anxiety

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