This in from The Athletic’s senior NHL writer James Mirtle, his take that the Edmonton Oilers will have the most interesting training camp in the entire National Hockey League: “Like it or not, the Connor McDavid contract talk is going to be a massive storyline until there’s a resolution. Combine that with Edmonton coming off two consecutive losses in the Stanley Cup Final, a couple interesting rookies penciled into the top six entering camp and massive questions in goal, and the Oilers are going to be leading the news cycle regularly this fall. McDavid isn’t the only one wondering if this team is any better…”

My take

1. Mirtle nails this. Then again, it’s no great leap to pick the Oilers first in this category, given the tension that’s bubbled up around the McDavid negotiation. Oi

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