Connor McDavid delivers message Oilers followers received’t need to hear

[ad_1] The Edmonton Oilers have been bounced from the Stanley Cup Playoffs means sooner than they have been definitely hoping after shedding their first-round sequence to the Anaheim Geese.

Nevertheless, issues could have simply gotten worse for followers after what Connor McDavid needed to say in regards to the group.

Now, earlier than this yr, the Oilers had been to 2 straight Cup Finals and misplaced each to the Florida Panthers.

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Edmonton Oilers heart Connor McDavid waits for play to renew in the course of the first interval of an NHL recreation towards the Minnesota Wild in St. Paul, Minn., on Dec. 20, 2025. (AP Photograph/Abbie Parr)

Nevertheless, regardless of questions on his future with the staff, McDavid signed a two-year, team-friendly $25 million deal that seems to be a "show-me" contract, giving the group time to show it might probably win a Cup.

Effectively, that deal kicks in subsequent season, however the Oilers certain aren't exhibiting him a lot.

After the loss to Anaheim , McDavid stated the Oilers have been an "common staff with excessive expectations," and on Saturday, he stated he stands by that evaluation.

He additionally echoed feedback made on Saturday by his longtime teammate Leon Draisaitl that the staff is "not trending in the appropriate route."

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"Yeah, I really feel the identical means," McDavid stated, per NHL.com. "It is solely a few days in the past I made these feedback, and I really feel the identical as I did a few days in the past, and agree with Leon that the group as a complete has taken a step again. It begins with me, it begins with Leon, all of us will be higher, we should be higher."

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The Oilers have two years on that McDavid deal to get him to remain, however realistically, it is extra like one yr.

If McDavid is not getting the sense that the Oilers nonetheless have a window to win the Stanley Cup, they've to start out trying to transfer on.

Edmonton Oilers forwards Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid speak earlier than a face-off towards the Minnesota Wild in the course of the third interval at Xcel Vitality Heart in St. Paul, Minn. (Nick Wosika/Imagn Photos)