Connor McDavid shuts down rumors of him leaving

«I love playing in Edmonton, and I really feel at home there,» McDavid told Spector. «Lauren (Kyle, McDavid's fiancee) loves being in Edmonton.

«There are a lot — a lot — of things that check the boxes for us in Edmonton. We're super comfortable there. But with all that being said, it's three years down the road. We've got to kind of see where our lives are at and kind of go from there.

«I don't say that to raise eyebrows or cause panic. It's just the way that it is. But I love Edmonton, I'm 100 per cent committed to winning in Edmonton with this group. And we're gonna see it through.»

«That feeling in the room has really sat with me for a long time now, you know, ever since that series ended,» McDavid told Spector. «It's something that we're all going to want to hold on to. When we're back in that situation, maybe when we're down in a series, understanding that the time is now to do it. Because once it's over, it's over. You don't get any re-runs.

«That was just as big of a feeling in our room: how far away you are from being in that exact same position and getting a chance to do it over again. So you don't want to have any regrets.»

«You've got to learn how to lose. You've got to learn how to win as well. I think we know how to do both. So just being able to gather ourselves here in the summer, get to work and know what we're coming back here to do.
«And that's win the Cup.»