Will Connor McDavid Consider Leaving Oilers?

For the second straight season, the Edmonton Oilers have lost in the Stanley Cup Final to the Florida Panthers.

Despite 33 points from superstar captain Connor McDavid, the Oilers came up short, losing to the Panthers in six games.

McDavid has been looked at as the best player in the league for nearly a decade, but he is yet to win it all with the Oilers.

With 10 full NHL seasons under his belt and no Stanley Cup championships on his resume, is it time for McDavid to find a new home to help him reach the mountaintop? According to ESPNs Steve Levy, McDavid needs to lift the Cup to be talked about among the sports all-time greatest.

I think he has to win at some point to be among the all-time greats, Levy said on the Jim Rome Show.

He doesnt have to win this year, but I remember we said the same thing last year.

Speaking on the Jim Rome Show before the Cup-deciding Game 6, Levy says that McDavids contract situation might open the door for change.

The window is sort of closing...

not because of his age, but because of his contract status, Levy said.

Theres an awful lot of talk within the sport that if they dont win this year, McDavid might look elsewhere.

Following the loss to the Panthers, McDavid is entering the final year of his contract with the Oilers.

Come July 1, he will be eligible for a contract extension, but its possible pen isnt put to paper right away.

If youre the Oilers, and you know you cant re-sign him, you cant let him go to free agency and not get anything for the greatest player in the game, Levy said.

So that sort of speeds up the process.

The Oilers might be in hot water with McDavid following their second straight loss in the Stanley Cup Final.

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