Connor McDavid’s Oilers future in question after another Stanley Cup heartbreaker

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.

The superstar is entering the final year of his contract, which carries a $12.5 million cap hit, and while Edmonton has gotten closer to winning it all the last two years than any point in his career, is the 28-year-old wondering now if he can get over the finish line with the Oilers?

If the three-time Hart Trophy winner is committed to Edmonton, a massive contract extension awaits in the coming weeks. If he has his doubts, all eyes will be on a potential trade as it would be devastating for the Oilers to lose the 28-year-old for nothing.

“The window is sort of closing,” ESPN’s Steve Levy said this week on “The Jim Rome Show.” “This is an odd one. It’s closing not because of his age, but because of his contract status. There’s an awful lot of talk within the sport that if they don’t win this year, McDavid might look elsewhere. He still has a year left on his contract after this season.

“But, if you’re the Oilers and you know you can’t re-sign him, you can’t let him go to free agency and not get anything for the greatest player in the game. So that sort of speeds up the process.”

After Tuesday’s Game 6 loss to Florida, a frustrated McDavid was asked what the difference was in the series.