The Edmonton Oilers are 2-0-1 to start a 2025-26 season full of expectations. After a tight 2-0 win over the New York Rangers on the road, they are off to a nice start after a turbulent offseason. The Oilers re-signed Connor McDavid to a two-year contract worth $12.5 million per season, a significant discount. Edmonton team president Jeff Jackson was asked by Pierre LeBrun if any McDavid trades were on the table before the deal.

“No. I mean, I think there were lots of teams that were maybe looking at it and wondering, ‘What’s going to happen there?’ But ultimately, there was no trade offer, and we weren’t thinking that at all,” Jackson said, per LeBrun.

The Oilers never got a call for McDavid, but even if they did, they should have hung up immediately. There were no substantial rumo

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