The Edmonton Oilers are hoping they can get an extension done with their captain, Connor McDavid, before the 2025-26 season gets underway. While there haven’t been any indications of what a new deal will look like, some popular pundits revealed recently that a deal could be coming near the end of August.
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They mention that a new deal could be either a two-year extension or a four-year extension, and reiterate that he isn’t expected to sign an eight-year extension at this point.
We are hearing that the contract extension for Connor McDavid will most likely happen after the Team Canada Orientation Camp which is August 26th to the 28th in Calgary.
The plan is to announce the contract extension before the Captain Skates begin & Training Camp starts.
— 2 Mutts Hockey Podcast (@2MuttsHockeyPod) August 10, 2025
They also touch on the fact that the average annual value (AAV) could be around $17.5 million, which would make McDavid the highest-paid player in the NHL. With that being said, it sounds like the Oilers are closing in on getting an extension done sooner rather than later. While speculation has risen that the Oilers are also focused on getting extensions done for Jake Walman, Vasily Podkolzin, Brett Kulak, and Mattias Ekholm as well, their key focus will be getting their franchise cornerstone extended at some point.
How Trustworthy is the Report?
Fans have a love-hate relationship with the 2 Mutts Hockey Podcast, with some often questioning their sources and their reporting, but they have been spot-on in the past, specifically with the Leon Draisaitl extension, as they were the first ones on it before the Oilers announced the monster eight-year extension.
They have gotten some things wrong before, so taking their report with a grain of salt would be smart for anyone at this point in the offseason, but it’s exciting that McDavid could be closing in on extending and putting the reports of him signing anywhere else to bed, and with their overall track record, 2 Mutts is a reliable enough source to believe something is close.
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