The conversation between the Edmonton Oilers and Connor McDavid about his impending contract extension won’t be a long one. Because in the eyes of Oilers CEO Jeff Jackson, “it won’t be like any other negotiation.” Jackson joined Jeff Marek, host of Daily Faceoff’s The Sheet, for an exclusive interview last week in Muskoka, Ont., for an interview for Marek’s new series, On The Road. The pair’s wide-ranging conversation touched on multiple topics, but none more pertinent to Oilers fans than that of McDavid’s contract status — and specifically, how quiet things have felt around it. Marek: If we had been sitting here a year ago and Connor McDavid hadn’t signed an extension, I would have said the hockey world would be going crazy right now. It would be on fire. But the opposite has happened. Everyone’s really calm about Connor McDavid and the extension. How did that happen? Jackson: I’m not sure, other than the fact that there’s a certain level of comfort with Connor. He’s been in Edmondson for 10 years. He’s bee
