It was always a possibility, but it’s now looking more real than ever. Connor McDavid has yet to sign an extension, and one of the worst nightmares is coming to life for the Edmonton Oilers. Aside from the captain asking for a trade, there might not be a worst way to head into the 2025-26 NHL season.

Days, weeks, even months have gone by. Still, there’s no progress in McDavid’s extension. Aside from a blunt statement shutting down trade rumors from the captain himself, the Oilers haven’t heard much from McDavid. There isn’t much to listen to either—well, aside from the click of the pen as it etches a signature on an extension.

That noise would come as a relief for Edmonton, almost like the goal horn at Rogers Place blasting in overtime of a Stanley Cup Playoffs game. Still, it looks like

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