Stamkos is cooked

[hotpaws]

He should ask Tavares to borrow his wellness amulet

he should also ask to borrow Marner

 

[EpochLink]

Nashville did really poor pro scouting this offseason, all they say was ZOMG STAMKOSZZZ was available and gave him a retirement contract.

Did they just see highlights on ESPN thinking he was able to produce with the Preds like he did with the Bolts? Stamkos on the PP is brilliant but his 5 on 5 is basura at best.

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Everyone knew the guy was cooked, he was cherry picking points off Kucherov and Point last year. Those guys got Jake Guentzel and are destroying the league points wise while Stamkos is in the basement with Nashville on a bloated deal.

 

[DFC]

Were they ever? I thought the consensus was that it was a shame to see a deal not get done, but the price he wanted didn't make sense for the impact he had on games.

Rumor broke out that Stamkos was asking for 4m and TB was offering 2. There was some anger over that. It now seems like 4m was never a real offer from Stamkos.

We always figured it would make us better 5v5 to lose him. Honestly, I figured the PP wouldn't miss a beat, because it never did when Stamkos missed months at a time. It did struggle to begin this year, but I think we are 4th in the league now?

It's a sad end, because Stamkos meant so much to the franchise as a person. But most TB fans could see that a lot of his numbers were smoke and mirrors.

 

[Mike C]

Some athletes decline earlier than others throughout history of sports. It's always surprising or unexpected to some however.

He also has played the equivalent of an extra season and a half of playoff games. Deep runs, short off seasons. Takes a toll. His body is probably much older than his age indicates

 

[Legionnaire11]

Stamkos' current issues aside...

The people who say "powerplay merchant", does it matter if a player scores 40 on the PP vs ES? 40 goals is 40 goals, and if you want to win hockey games you better be able to score on the PP and win the special teams battle.

 

[Ianturnedbull]

"Cooked" is so strong.

Perhaps the people who had him in their fantasy draft are cooked.

 

[The Macho King]

Stamkos' current issues aside...

The people who say "powerplay merchant", does it matter if a player scores 40 on the PP vs ES? 40 goals is 40 goals, and if you want to win hockey games you better be able to score on the PP and win the special teams battle.

I think the issue is less that he scores more on the PP and more of a) he's a product of Kucherov on the PP (which means without him his production has cratered) and b) less about his goal scoring ES and more of just quality of play at ES.

 

[EXTRAS]

Only 4 more years, Nashville!

And looking at the buyout options it's almost not worth it. Better to just play him on the 3rd line as he declines.