Days, weeks, and months have gone by, but Connor McDavid is still unsigned through the upcoming NHL season. As long as things stay the same, Auston Matthews and the Toronto Maple Leafs can’t be bothered to let go of their dream. Perhaps, it’s utopic, but the Buds aren’t losing hope.

The odds of McDavid leaving the Edmonton Oilers are slim but never nonexistent. They could be erased very easily, though—all it would take is his signature on a stack of papers. Still, there are no signs of that happening anytime soon.

With each passing day, the Leafs’ hope of signing McDavid only grows. After Marner’s trade, perhaps the best way to help Matthews and company is by bringing in another Ontarian star. McDavid would satisfy that need—and then some.

“There isn’t a day that goes by that the Leafs

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