"[McDavid], Leon, [Ryan Nugent-Hopkins], [Darnell Nurse], they're all striving to win," said Jeff Jackson, who was hired as Edmonton's CEO of hockey operations Aug. 3 after being McDavid's longtime agent. "That's going to be the biggest driver. I have a very close relationship with Connor. It's going to be a different relationship now, but I think ultimately the goal is to keep this team, the core group, together, and I think there is a lot of runway for success for a number of years."