I thought for sure it had to be a typo for $8m/3 years. Insane.JBB offer is insulting and the backlash will be swift if he lets stammer walk. I can’t imagine Vinik keeping him around if that offer is legit and he loses Stammer.
I thought for sure it had to be a typo for $8m/3 years. Insane.JBB offer is insulting and the backlash will be swift if he lets stammer walk. I can’t imagine Vinik keeping him around if that offer is legit and he loses Stammer.
It would be crazy if he actually leaves, but I'll wait to see it actually happen because these Tampa guys tend to stick around
He has had some big injuries in his career. So NO I don't think he plays past 38You really don't think a 34 year old Steven Stamkos doesn't play 4 more years?
I could see it. What's Jeannot make?I have a hard time believing that $3m rumor
that would be straight up insulting
Stamkos looks like a guy who might go to 40. But that's probably not with the Lightning, because we will enter rebuild phase before then.You really don't think a 34 year old Steven Stamkos doesn't play 4 more years?
Toronto is going to sign him for $11m per
This is by and large how we feel so good assessment of the situation.I find it weird that the Bolts would trade for McDonagh's full cap hit and then be like oops we only have 5M to round out the roster with Stammer still unsigned.
That doesn't scream a GM that really wanted to get this done. Feels like the plan from the start was to lowball Stamkos and then it's take it or leave it.
But why would you trade for a 35 yr old McDonagh if the plan isn't to keep the band together.
And if you're willing to let Stamkos go, how are you going to find offense of that quality for low $$? They don't even have a 2nd line now. Cirelli isn't good enough to carry that line offensively, and spare parts won't get them anywhere.
You could say they planned to dump some cap and the price ended up being too high. But they didn't have any good draft picks to begin with.
I'll reserve judgement until I see what happens, but so far this looks puzzling. You can't expect Kucherov to carry the team offensively like he did every year.
The number floated is 3M. His counter or number from his side was 4-5? Anything at 6M and less for 3 years is incredibly fair. 4-5M 30/30 production is not an albatross by any means.I'll say it now just so I don't appear to be roasting the team that signs him.
Unless he signs a great contract, which he won't, Stamkos will become an albatross in the near future.
I had not thought about that possibility, but I think that would be a shrewd move by the Canucks.Games are won off special teams. I hope if Guentzel doesn’t land in Vancouver that Stamkos does. Would give a real threat to the one timer.
You have grasped our nightmare rather well.I find it weird that the Bolts would trade for McDonagh's full cap hit and then be like oops we only have 5M to round out the roster with Stammer still unsigned.
That doesn't scream a GM that really wanted to get this done. Feels like the plan from the start was to lowball Stamkos and then it's take it or leave it.
But why would you trade for a 35 yr old McDonagh if the plan isn't to keep the band together.
And if you're willing to let Stamkos go, how are you going to find offense of that quality for low $$? They don't even have a 2nd line now. Cirelli isn't good enough to carry that line offensively, and spare parts won't get them anywhere.
You could say they planned to dump some cap and the price ended up being too high. But they didn't have any good draft picks to begin with.
I'll reserve judgement until I see what happens, but so far this looks puzzling. You can't expect Kucherov to carry the team offensively like he did every year.
If those are the actual numbers (4-5m), that's indeed incredibly fair. Nevermind if so.The number floated is 3M. His counter or number from his side was 4-5? Anything at 6M and less for 3 years is incredibly fair. 4-5M 30/30 production is not an albatross by any means.
The only way it becomes an albatross is if GMs start competing and work their way into the +7M range with term. That's where it'll hurt a team but if he's comfortable with 4-5M, that's a f***ing bargain.