The clock is now ticking on decisions that will determine how McDavid wants to navigate the next phase of his career.

After falling in the Stanley Cup Final to the Panthers for the second straight year, Connor McDavid’s future looms over the entire NHL offseason.

McDavid felt the Oilers were going nowhere doing the same thing over and over again throughout the six-game Stanley Cup Final defeat. "I mean obviously their forecheck was great," McDavid said after the game.