His broken leg ever since that happened he has changed does not drive to the net! Also needs a elite playmaker like St. Louis feeding him the puck.
I wonder who would be the best player(s) to play with Stamkos if he does hypothetically signs here.
Would an RoR-Eichel-Stamkos mega line be best? RoR chasing down and retrieving the puck for two studs who arguably 2 of the top 5 shots in the league?
Or what about a line like Kane-Stamkos-Reinhart? Stamkos can play center which is supposedly one of his demands/requests and he can have a cerebral super smart Reinhart on his wing telegraphing where he will be to feed Stammer some one timers/tap ins? And where Stamkos can control the puck in the zone and feed Kane some hit percentage shots? (Though I feel Eichel and Stamkos are very similiar especially in the facet of the game where he would not mesh with Kane at all).
I actually could see (don't laugh) Tyler Ennis being a GREAT component to a possible Stamkos line. Ennis is obviously a pass first guy but he still will end up with his 20 goals. Ennis can create some space with the puck drawing defenders while he maneuvers with the puck hopefully freeing up Stamkos for a one timer from the slot.
And of course whoever we draft this year will also play a big part in it. Imagine a Laine, Matthews or Puljujarvi on a line with Stamkos and Eichel? :drooool. I am actually pretty angry at Bob McKenzie for saying what he did. I know that there is a realistic 10% chance he comes here if he even makes it to free agency at all but damn, I am going to be hoping and praying for a Stamkos signing until the day he re-signs with Tampa prior to free agency or the minute he ends up signing with another team. The possibility of Buffalo signing Stamkos has me as excited as the portion of our fan base was here regarding the chance of Buffalo acquiring RoR. Some were all for it, some were totally against it, some were only for it if he ended up extending and some were against it depending on cost (trade and contract wise). I was in the latter, for the trade only if the cost was reasonable and the salary though admittedly I was not the most enthusiastic poster. And 8 months later there isn't a single poster who isn't jumping for joy about the RoR trade. I feel Stamkos is the same way. There are quite a few who are against it, be it for cap reasons or the fact he isn't the same player. But if Murray can pull off a coup and add Stamkos I think everyone will end up loving the signing when at the end of the first year we have Eichel and Stamkos both with 40+ goals and 90+ points each leading the team in scoring with Reinhart and RoR behind them with 60+ points each as the Sabres are in the postseason as a top 3 divisional seed.
