The dream of Connor McDavid someday coming to Chicago is not completely dead.
McDavid's short-term extension that he just signed with Edmonton still leaves the possibility that he will hit the free agent market. It will just be in 2028 instead of next summer.
I can wait.
Hopefully, that is when this immensely talented prospect pipeline has produced a championship core. Signing McDavid would then be the final piece the organization needs to win a Stanley Cup, much like when the Blackhawks added Marian Hossa in 2009.
The two-year, $25 million extension McDavid signed is a clear signal to the Edmonton brass that he is willing to leave in 2028 if he has not raised the Stanley Cup by then.