The three-time Hart Trophy winner as league MVP didn't feel right at camp last September and then got hurt early in the schedule.
WATCH ABOVE: Coming off a heartbreaking Stanley Cup final loss, the Edmonton Oilers are back at work for training camp and eager to go all the way again this year. Slav Kornik reports.After the club fell to the Florida Panthers in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final, McDavid knew there wouldn’t be much time to make physical gains over the summer.
The five-time scoring champion still registered 132 points before putting up 42 more in the playoffs — only Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux have had more in a single spring run – to become just the second skater in NHL history on a Cup-losing team to win the Conn Smythe as post-season MVP. “A lot of things go into deciding where you’re gonna play and how long you’re gonna play there for,” he said. “Leon signing his big deal, knowing that he’ll be there, certainly would go into that decision, amongst many other things. I’m gonna do what’s best for my family, right? I’m gonna do what’s best for my chance to win.Draisaitl’s contract carries a salary cap hit of $14 million per season
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