The Edmonton Oilers will go any distance to keep Connor McDavid in town through the 2025-26 NHL season. Apparently, the organization is willing to engage in a bidding dispute with the Toronto Maple Leafs, who are in the search for a new teammate for Auston Matthews.

While the Maple Leafs hold on to the McDavid dream, the Oilers aren’t paying attention to the buzz around their captain. Or so they tell themselves. At the end of the day, the noise is impossible to cancel out in Edmonton. Regardless, the brass in the Gateway to the North is minding its business. Even if it doesn’t pan out.

That’s the case on the Oilers’ reported attempt to sign unrestricted free agent (UFA) Jack Roslovic. How Roslovic remains unsigned midway through September is one of the biggest mysteries in the NHL offsea

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