Oilers Make First Move in Connor McDavid Contract Extension Talks originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Edmonton Oilers are about to enter the most critical 12 months in franchise history since Wayne Gretzky was a member of the organization for the last time back in the 1980s.

A McDavid trade would mean something went badly wrong from an ownership and management point of view in Edmonton.

After parting ways with Evander Kane, Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers learned they aren't escaping the NHL's ongoing investigation despite trading Kane to the Vancouver Canucks.