The Edmonton Oilers aren’t going to win Connor McDavid over with money. This isn’t a negotiation — he will sign for whatever he wants, whenever he wants, wherever he wants. Article content

And you can dismiss the notion that his options are limited because only one or two other contenders in the NHL can afford to fit him in. If McDavid’s agent phones any team in the league and says his guy wants to play there, they will make it work. Article content Article content

They aren’t negotiating term, either. If McDavid tells them he wants a two-year deal, which means three more years in Edmonton, the Oilers aren’t going to say “Sorry Connor, it needs to be six. Let’s talk again in a week, but we’re pretty firm on the six-year thing.”

As with the money, McDavid will sign for as long as

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