{"id":66103,"date":"2025-08-13T22:06:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T22:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/66103\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T22:06:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T22:06:10","slug":"nhl-news-jets-reportedly-face-similar-contract-drama-to-connor-mcdavid-oilers-saga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/66103\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL News: Jets reportedly face similar contract drama to Connor McDavid-Oilers saga"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amid Connor McDavid<\/a>\u2018s dramatic situation with the Edmonton Oilers, reports suggest a similar scenario might be brewing in Manitoba for the Winnipeg Jets. However, as in Edmonton, everything might work out in the end.<\/p>\n

Kyle Connor can\u2019t quite be compared with McDavid. Quite frankly, not many players in the NHL<\/a> can. Still, the left-winger is a pivotal piece for the organization in Winnipeg. He\u2019s definitely an asset the Jets have no interest losing next summer.<\/p>\n

Coming off a career-high 97-point NHL season, Connor is now entering the final campaign of his seven-year, $50 million extension. Similarly to McDavid in Edmonton<\/a>, he is set to play on a contract year. That is, of course, if he doesn\u2019t put pen to paper on a new deal before the puck drops in October.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t fix what isn\u2019t broken<\/p>\n

No team wants to see their best, established players head into a contract season without a new deal in place. The Jets<\/a> are no exception. Thus, re-signing Connor is an urgent matter for the organization in The Peg. However, reports indicate talks have yet to take place between the two parties.<\/p>\n

\"Kyle<\/p>\n

Kyle Connor #81 of the Winnipeg Jets warms up before the 2022 Honda NHL All-Star Game at T-Mobile Arena on February 05, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada.<\/p>\n

\u201cHere we sit, Kyle Connor: getting close to the start of training camp, not all that different than McDavid,\u201d Frank Seravalli stated on Insider Notebook. \u201cI don\u2019t think they\u2019ve had much by way of extension talks. <\/p>\n

\"Connor<\/p>\n

see also<\/p>\n

Connor McDavid and Oilers reportedly have yet to make crucial decision on captain\u2019s new contract in Edmonton<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cMy understanding is that Connor\u2019s camp is not in very much of a rush get something done and that they want to evaluate their options. I\u2019m sure Jets fans don\u2019t necessarily love the sound of that. Particularly after watching Nikolaj Ehlers walk out the door as a free agent.\u201d<\/p>\n

McDavid\u2019s sweet spot<\/p>\n

While the Oilers and McDavid have yet to formally engage in contract talks, the sentiment around the NHL is that it will all fall into place sooner rather than later. The fear of McDavid walking away next summer has mostly dissipated, or perhaps only morphed into a new one.<\/p>\n

The question now is how long the Oilers will be able to retain their captain in Edmonton. On that note, Seravalli believes the forward\u2019s camp might have found their sweet spot.<\/p>\n

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

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

\u201c[McDavid\u2019s extension] could be anywhere from a two-year to an eight-year deal. I don\u2019t think that they\u2019ve ruled out eight,\u201d Seravalli hinted. \u201cFour years might be the sweet spot here.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Amid Connor McDavid\u2018s dramatic situation with the Edmonton Oilers, reports suggest a similar scenario might be brewing in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":66104,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[556],"tags":[64,63,18672,3275,575,85,6000],"class_list":["post-66103","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","tag-winnipeg-jets"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66103","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=66103"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66103\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}