Confirmed Signing with Link: [TB] Tampa re-signs Stamkos 8 years, 8.5AAV

[CupsOverCash]

8.5 is okay. I'm happy he's coming back. Worried what it means for guys like Johnson and Palat.

 

[AlphaCatalyst]

Lol @ the amount of back tracking some Tampa fans are doing and even going so far as now trying to rub it in other fans faces. A month ago he wasn't needed in Tampa and wasn't even a top 5 player on their roster according to a large number of their fans. Either way glad for Stammer hope he scores 50+ this year and plays the entire season+playoffs.

He hasn't been the best player on the team in a while. Hedman, Bishop and Kutcherov have all played better than him the past two years so yeah Lighting fans saying he is not top 5 on the team is not that far from reality when you look at Drouin, and maybe even Palat and Johnson closing the gap.

That being said I would guess 95% of Lightning fans wanted him on the team just not at the price most people said he would cost (10+) because Lightning fans did not believe he was worth that price and signing him for that would handcuff the team going forward especially with contract years coming up for some of the guys I have already mentioned in this post. Now those guys can look at Stamkos taking a "hometown discount" and hopefully follow suit.

as for your last part, Getting a 50+ goal Stamkos back as well would be icing.

 

[Mad Brills*]

I'd guess the full NMC is what caused him to only get 8.5 million?

 

[FrozenJagrt]

I'm speechless

My post was entirely tongue in cheek, as you must surely have noticed in the part you deleted

 

[Lateralous]

So much for Stamcock 2016

Yzerman player this perfectly. Drouin too.

 

[Willy Stylez]

Noice TB, good AAV.

 

[FrozenJagrt]

I'd guess the full NMC is what caused him to only get 8.5 million?

I don't think money mattered to him all that much. He could have gotten the NMC with 10 per year for 7 years from someone.

 

[Puckstuff]

Buffalo fans crushed lol

 

[Liferleafer]

Great deal for Tampa...congrats Bolts fans!

 

[last_sd]

I'd guess the full NMC is what caused him to only get 8.5 million?

I don't think so. He would've got full NMC no matter where he signed.
It's more of no tax (so it's actually close to 9M+ on other cities) and extra year. Also, he actually wants to play for a good team.

 

[EP to Kuzmenko]

I am not reading the whole thread to see if this was touched on. But wasn't there rumor of a sign and trade deal with Stamkos? I doubt it would happen at 8.5mil AAV, but could it still be possible?

 

[FLYLine27*]

Are we sure Tampa isn't going to do the sign and trade we heard rumors about?

 

[UnleashRasmus]

The best case for Stamkos and the entirety of hockey. I wanted him to be a Sabre, but at the moment he's best suited to stay with his team that drafted him. Congrats to both parties.

 

[last_sd]

I am not reading the whole thread to see if this was touched on. But wasn't there rumor of a sign and trade deal with Stamkos? I doubt it would happen at 8.5mil AAV, but could it still be possible?

Pierre LeBrun said no sign and trade. He asked the Stamkos camp.

 

[BigTruzz]

Stamkos saw the Canadian tire CEO, said **** this and walked out

 

[Cubs2024wildcard]

Who needs Stamkos when you have Auston Matthews.

Umm.....


I am even.....

 

[RoyalGremlin]

So.... there's still a chance at a sign and trade, right...?

 

[AMDZen]

I will just say that my respect for Steven Stamkos just SKYROCKETED.

Tampa Bay is one lucky fanbase to have a super star that realizes money isn't the most important thing in life. /jealous

 

[Mike Jones]

I wonder what the Canadian Tire people said to him to send him back to Tampa so fast.

 

[Flair Hay]

I will just say that my respect for Steven Stamkos just SKYROCKETED.

Tampa Bay is one lucky fanbase to have a super star that realizes money isn't the most important thing in life. /jealous

No doubt. Didn't expect this, good for him.

 

[cyris]

Pierre LeBrun said no sign and trade. He asked the Stamkos camp.

It would have been hilarious if it was a sign and trade to see the same people that said they didnt want him anyway talking about how great of a deal they just got.

 

[Hictor Vedman*]

so kucherov walks out on them, nice

Yes, clearly Yzerman signed Stamkos to a cap friendly deal, only to make sure Kucherov, Hedman, Drouin, Palat, and Johnson all walk because there's just no money to go around.

Can't wait for Yzerman to make it work and further shock people.

 

[Ducks in a row]

Surprised by this though he might of gone to free agency but even if he was going to sign in Tampa expected for a little more.

 

[Street Hawk]

8.5 is okay. I'm happy he's coming back. Worried what it means for guys like Johnson and Palat.

That is just $1 million more than his current cap hit. That's how TB fans should be looking at it. Unless you were planning on him leaving. Incremental cost.

Not many suitors left for Bishop. Flames and leafs got a goalie. At some point they will hand the reigns to vasilsevsky. Might have to move up that time table.

 

[TheBigThree]

At least Toronto won't lose either marner, nylander or matthews when the time comes. Also happy he didn't sign with buffalo/detroit so all in all there is some positives.