The Oilers and Connor McDavid reached an agreement on a new contract extension just before the start of the 2025-26 NHL season. McDavid, who was set to play this season on an expiring contract, will now remain in Edmonton for two more seasons, and he'll be playing on a bargain of a contract, no less.
McDavid agreed to an extremely team-friendly two-year, $25 million deal. That sees his current salary stay at $12.5 million per season, when he could very reasonably have earned much, much more. The Wild signed Kirill Kaprizov to an eight-year extension last week worth $17 million annually. McDavid could've easily surpassed those figures, and potentially inked a deal worth as much as $19.1 million per year.
