​ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 26: Connor McDavid #97 of the Edmonton Oilers looks on during the third period of Game Four of the First Round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center on April 26, 2026 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) GettyEDMONTON, CANADA – JANUARY 6: Connor McDavid #97 of the Edmonton Oilers carries the puck into the offensive zone during the second period of the game against the Nashville Predators at Rogers Place on January 6, 2026, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Leila Devlin/Getty Images) GettyMONTREAL, CANADA – MAY 27: Head coach Martin St. Louis of the Montreal Canadiens looks on during the third period in Game Four of the Eastern Conference Final of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Carolina Hurricanes at Bell Centre on May 27, 2026 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images) GettyThe Montreal Canadiens haven’t lit up the team up with changes, but one of the biggest names in hockey could test how long that approach lasts.Connor McDavid has surfaced as a future target for Montreal, with The Athletic outlining a scenario in which the Canadiens would make a run at the Edmonton Oilers captain if Edmonton’s season goes poorly and his long-term future becomes uncertain.In its Aug. 19 Canadiens mailbag, Arpon Basu of The Athletic wrote that there is “definitely chatter” surrounding McDavid and Montreal.The outlet added that if the Oilers eventually believe McDavid won’t extend beyond his current two-year contract, the Canadiens would be well-positioned to make an offer that could appeal to both sides.That possibility is conditional.Since McDavid is under contract through the 2027-28 season, there’s hockey to be played before Edmonton would have to entertain anything drastic.Nonetheless, Montreal has assembled the roster and asset base to put itself in the conversation if the door ever opens.Canadiens Could Be Positioned for McDavid SwingGettyEDMONTON, CANADA – JANUARY 6: Connor McDavid #97 of the Edmonton Oilers carries the puck into the offensive zone during the second period of the game against the Nashville Predators at Rogers Place on January 6, 2026, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Leila Devlin/Getty Images)McDavid signed a two-year, $25 million extension with Edmonton in October 2025, keeping his $12.5 million annual cap hit unchanged when the new agreement began this season.The short term immediately preserved questions about what happens after 2027-28.Those questions resurfaced after Edmonton’s abrupt playoff exit last spring. The Oilers reached the Stanley Cup Final in consecutive seasons before their 2026 postseason ended in the opening round against Anaheim.After the Game 6 elimination, McDavid described Edmonton as an “average team with high expectations,” and acknowledged the group never found the consistency it needed, per NHL.com.His individual production hardly slipped.McDavid led t