For Connor McDavid, signing a two-year, $25-million US extension with the Edmonton Oilers was an expression of his commitment to winning and bringing the Stanley Cup back to the city he and his wife have come to love.
"Our heart's here, we want to win here, that's the bottom line — and I think this deal expresses that," McDavid told reporters Tuesday morning, a day after signing the extension that keeps his salary level with his expiring contract.
"Obviously, I said I was committed to winning here and I meant that," said the 28-year-old, three-time winner of the Hart Memorial Trophy as
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