EDMONTON -- Connor McDavid is taking his time deciding his future with the Edmonton Oilers and one big reason is he wants his next contract to work on a number of fronts.

Going into the final season of the eight-year, $100 million contract ($12.5 million average annual value) he signed with Edmonton on July 5, 2017, the Oilers captain said Friday he is looking at what is best for himself and his family with the best opportunity to win the Stanley Cup.

It’s not necessarily an easy puzzle to piece together.

“I’m trying to come up with a solution for everybody,” McDavid said after an Oilers captain’s practice. “I put everything I have into this and deserve to be paid what I feel is fair. With that being said, there is a salary cap and my only desire is to win, so trying to figure out th

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