Edmonton Oilers training camp opened Wednesday, with medicals and fitness testing.

But most of the focus was on the club’s General Manager. Stan Bowman met the media to answer questions, the most common and compelling of which was the future of Connor McDavid in Edmonton.

Let’s open with how Bowman characterized the conversations with 97, and then fold in various other comments in the captain and his situation:

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– “A dialogue when he has questions, more free flowing conversations. He’s got a real good pulse on the team as the leader and the captain, and I want to understand that so we’re kind of working together. Not so much a sales pitch, but more conversations about the team for this year and the future. Also what we did well

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