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00:00The best player in the National Hockey League is staying in Edmonton.
00:04Now you'd think we'd be talking about record numbers and a massive payday,
00:08but that's not the case for Conor McDavid.
00:11The Oilers captain is giving the team three years to win a Stanley Cup
00:15and leaving several million dollars on the table to help out.
00:21McDavid, a three-time league MVP, signed a two-year extension worth $25 million,
00:27which, added on to the final year of his current deal,
00:31means the club has their captain for three more seasons.
00:35It also means McDavid said no to a raise from his current $12.5 million yearly salary.
00:42He's still not the highest-paid player, even on his own team.
00:46Leon Dreisaitl makes $14 million per season.
00:49Oilers general manager Stan Bowman called the contract talks unique
00:53because the terms and the dollars were never discussed.
00:57Usually when you have a negotiation, it's more about back and forth on the term
01:04or the structure of the deal, but that was never talked about.
01:08It was really just the other parts of just where we're headed
01:11and the vision for the team and how we're going to improve
01:15and all those types of discussions.
01:18The Oilers and McDavid have fallen just short of the Stanley Cup the past two seasons,
01:23losing in back-to-back finals to the Florida Panthers.
01:28Bowman said the discount McDavid is taking will help improve the team not only this season, but long-term.
01:35It's obvious what he wants, which is he wants to win, and his actions have shown that.
01:40I think that's a pretty inspiring thing for a player to see.
01:45Each player's situation is different, but if I'm a player that's thinking to come to Edmonton for next year,
01:53it gets me pretty excited knowing how committed the captain is.
01:57The inspiration and the payroll flexibility are nice,
02:01but now the pressure to win a Stanley Cup is even greater,
02:04with McDavid possibly hitting the market in 2028 as the biggest free agent in league history.
02:11It's a great situation to be in.
02:13We're optimistic for where we are right now.
02:15I like our group for this year, and getting off to a good start is important.
02:21McDavid will likely outline his reasons for taking less money and less years on his deal in the next day or two.
02:27He announced his intention to stay in Edmonton on his social media account,
02:32posting a montage of pictures with one simple line.
02:35Our journey here continues.
02:37The NHL season opens Tuesday night.
02:40The Oilers play their first game Wednesday when they host the Calgary Flames.
02:45For Straight Arrow News, I'm Chris Francis.
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