One of the top free agents next summer if already off the board, as Kirill Kaprizov signed an eight-year, $136 million contract with the Minnesota Wild. Now, all eyes are on Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid, who hits free agency at the end of this upcoming season. While the expectation is that McDavid will likely hit the open market, or at least explore contract talks with the Oilers later on.
There is a bit of a soft deadline for Tuesday, Oct. 7, as that is the day before the Oilers' regular season opener against the Calgary Flames.