Connor McDavid signed his two-year, $25 million extension with the Edmonton Oilers after his representatives spent months calculating the maximum their client could take while setting his team up to m...

Edmonton signed Connor McDavid to a two-year contract extension with an AAV of $12.5 million, the Oilers announced.

Given his resume and status as the sport’s best player, McDavid could have become the first player in the salary-cap era to sign for the individual maximum of 20 percent regardless of the term.