Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid has only one season left with the team before becoming an unrestricted free agent. While that might sound like a lot of time, the back-to-back Western Conference champions would really like to lock down, arguably, the most valuable player on their roster as soon as they can. Oiler’s president, Jeff Jackson, made that pretty clear.
“He’s everything to this organization,” Jackson told NHL.com. However, McDavid’s indecision about extending his contract after losing his second Stanley Cup final in two years has sparked some serious concern. A statement like “Ultimately, I still need to do what’s best for me and my family” has only amplified that concern. However, veteran Oilers reporter Gene Principe isn’t worried.
Appearing on the 573rd episode of the Spittin’ Chiclets podcast, Principe reminded the fans of something Connor McDavid said. “You know, one of the great questions that he answered was a message to the fans and he spoke of how difficult it’s been, but how enjoyable it’s been. And he said, you know? Stick with us because for all of us, it’s going to pay off,” said the journalist.
While the NHL icon didn’t use those exact words, Gene Principe explained that’s what McDavid implied. “To me, that was, ‘I’m saying to you and to everybody, stick with it. We got this. We’re going to get this,’” he added. While he didn’t claim that the 28-year-old would sign an eight-year contract, the journalist doesn’t expect McDavid to leave the Oilers.
After McDavid’s message to Oil Nation, Gene Principe isn’t worried about him leaving Edmonton any time soon. https://t.co/DIBzV4Baau pic.twitter.com/GqRhcRprlZ
— Spittin’ Chiclets (@spittinchiclets) July 18, 2025
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