The one edge Nathan MacKinnon still has on Connor McDavid

Connor McDavid might be a better player than Nathan MacKinnon, but the Colorado Avalanche superstar has an edge in the most important area.

Colorado Avalanche v Edmonton Oilers | Leila Devlin/GettyImagesMajor news hit the NHL on Monday that the Edmonton Oilers signed Connor McDavid to a contract extension. The entire NHL had been waiting for that development for a while, primarily to sort of set the market for some other players. While the Avalanche are one of those teams (with Martin Necas), it also brings up the thought about Nathan MacKinnon’s extension making him the king.

McDavid’s adapted contract comes in at eight years worth $12.5 million AAV. Comparably, MacKinnon is locked in for…