Overview

• Speaking at a Liberal caucus retreat in Edmonton, Prime Minister Mark Carney quipped that Canada faces a “crisis” because “McDavid is unsigned.”
• Carney playfully suggested the upcoming federal budget could “do something” to help keep Connor McDavid in Edmonton and bring the Stanley Cup back to Canada.
• McDavid is entering the final year of the eight-year contract he signed in 2017, and there has been no public progress on dollars or term for an extension.
• Oilers executive Jeff Jackson has said the club is confident a deal will get done when McDavid is ready, and McDavid recently stated he intends to win in Edmonton.
• NHL insider Elliotte Friedman has speculated that two straight Stanley Cup Final losses may weigh on McDavid’s decision, and local fan opinion remains divided.