As training camp opens, Oilers captain Connor McDavid is still without a contract extension and the contract stalemate seems to have no end in sight
Training camps are opening around the National Hockey League (NHL), and while most teams are focused on line combinations and rookie battles, one storyline towers above the rest: Connor McDavid’s next contract.
For weeks, Edmonton Oilers fans assumed something might get done quickly once McDavid became eligible to sign on July 1.