{"id":166660,"date":"2025-09-24T21:23:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T21:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/166660\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T21:23:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T21:23:08","slug":"nhl-news-connor-mcdavid-reportedly-losing-interest-in-re-signing-before-start-of-oilers-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/166660\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL News: Connor McDavid reportedly losing interest in re-signing before start of Oilers season"},"content":{"rendered":"

Connor McDavid<\/a> remains unsigned through the 2025-26 NHL season. There is nothing the Edmonton Oilers want more than to get a deal done, but it\u2019s proven to be a tough nut to crack. Now, a report hints the captain could be left with no motivation to sign before the season starts.<\/p>\n

The Oilers<\/a> know the 2025-26 NHL campaign is pivotal. In more ways than one, everybody\u2019s job is on the line in Edmonton. McDavid, however, holds his own eight-ball and controls his destiny.<\/p>\n

On that note, playing in a contract year isn\u2019t necessarily bad for McDavid, but it is for the Oilers. Not like McDavid needs to prove himself to the Oilers and the rest of the NHL<\/a>, but placing himself in Edmonton\u2019s display window could be a nightmare-scenario for the organization. As a report hints, it might be trending towards such an outcome.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce you get past opening day, what\u2019s the next impetus to sign? Once that slides by, if he is unsigned, I could for sure see this going all the way to June,\u201d insider Frank Seravalli said on the FAN Pregame Show.<\/p>\n

\"Connor<\/p>\n

Connor McDavid at Amerant Bank Arena on June 18, 2024 in Sunrise, Florida.<\/p>\n

He who keeps silent\u2026<\/p>\n

McDavid has never been one to be outgoing or vocal in public. Many fans around the league believe that trait holds the NHL back, as he may be harder to promote than other personalities across the continent. Whether that\u2019s entirely true or not, there\u2019s a hint of accuracy to it.<\/p>\n

\"NHL<\/p>\n

see also<\/p>\n

NHL News: With Connor McDavid on hold, Oilers reportedly advance in another extension after re-signing young talent<\/p>\n

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Now, McDavid\u2019s low-profile causes the speculation to be louder and suspense to grow thicker in Edmonton. The Oilers simply don\u2019t know what to make out of the captain\u2019s silence. Edmonton may be left with no choice but to make their best push in hopes of accelerating McDavid\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n

Clock\u2019s ticking<\/p>\n

\u201cThey continue to work away on the Connor McDavid deal,\u201d Seravalli commentedon Bleacher Report Open Ice. \u201cI think meetings are going on between McDavid and Edmonton\u2019s brass. These next two weeks until puckdrop are going to be incredibly significant for the Oilers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Make no mistake\u2014the ball is in McDavid\u2019s court. Edmonton accepted those terms under the implicit promise that the captain would re-sign and avoid a contract year. However, that now looks far from certain. <\/p>\n

SurveyWho will sign an extension first?<\/p>\n

Who will sign an extension first?<\/p>\n

It may be time for the Oilers to make their own luck. In the NHL, the best defense is often a great offense. Edmonton has tried that strategy with little success on the ice, but it could pull a page from that playbook when it comes to negotiations with McDavid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Connor McDavid remains unsigned through the 2025-26 NHL season. There is nothing the Edmonton Oilers want more than…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":166661,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[556],"tags":[64,63,18672,3275,575,85],"class_list":["post-166660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nhl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-connor-mcdavid","tag-edmonton-oilers","tag-nhl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166660","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=166660"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166660\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/166661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=166660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=166660"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=166660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}