Maple Leafs get eye-catching $20 million Connor McDavid prognosis

Maple Leafs get eye-catching $20 million Connor McDavid prognosis originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Toronto Maple Leafs are the team that most often comes up when Connor McDavid speculation arises.

McDavid is under contract with the Edmonton Oilers for two seasons after this one, but that doesn't stop such musings. The Athletic recently took a poll of hockey agents about the future of the sport, and a couple of topics point to what McDavid's future might look like. The first was simple the question: Who will be the highest-paid player in hockey by 2028-29?

McDavid got 13 of the 21 votes, including a suggestion that he'll be making $20 million per year. "McDavid will get whatever he wants," one agent said, adding that he doesn't think the Sharks will have given Macklin Celebrini that kind of money just yet. MORE: Red Wings take over Sabres' depressing playoff status And an agent threw out two possible destinations: the Maple Leafs or the New York Rangers .

This McDavid discussion was nearly one that had to happen a lot sooner. Heading into the 2025-26 season, he was in the final year of his contract. Before the campaign, though, McDavid signed a two-year, $25 million contract to give the Oilers quite the discount and keep him in town through 2027-28.