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

[Scholarships]

Nice deal for Tampa

 

[Le Magnifique 66]

Good for you Stamkos!

 

[Territory]

Stamkos sure is leaving a lot of money on the table. But he's where he should be I suppose.

 

[ToneBone03]

Still holding out for a trade to the Leafs. LOL

I was so set on Stammer in a Leafs uni.

 

[Paxon]

Coming from a Sabres fan, any Sabres, Leafs, Red Wings, etc fan saying they didn't want him anyhow at $8.5m is lying to himself. That's a fair deal that any team could work with.

 

[Horse McHindu]

Canucks should pull out the ol' ***** on Yzerman (Kucherov offer sheet)

It Stamkos is re-signing with Tampa, I can't see Tampa being able to afford Kucherov.

Benning's ***** should have Yzerman's name on it.

 

[uncleben]

Poop.

 

[LV*]

8.5M is a steal imo Leafs could have just gave him 9.1

 

[SprDaVE]

I said he should stay in TB and he did. Pretty fair contract.

Not sure why he played hard ball for so long considering the price never changed... but I guess he wouldn't have gotten more anywhere else.

 

[SECRET SQUIRREL]

Lmfao someone go check on a bunch of those leaf fans guaranteeing him signing in Toronto, greatest thing ever. But Babcock

 

[Johansen2Foligno]

If true, pretty good

 

[Pi]

I am disappointed as a Leaf fan but my respect for Stamkos grew a lot more than it already was. Pay cut by nearly 3.5M and he meant what he said when he told the media he wanted to stay in Tampa.

 

[Broad Street Elite]

8x8.5M is a below market value deal. He surely would have gotten more from Toronto. This must be stunning for the Leafs a day after bringing in the Mayor and Canadian Tire CEO.

 

[Freudian]

Nice contract. Good for Stamkos and good for Tampa.

 

[tucker3434]

Great deal for Tampa. Congrats

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

under 9 is a great deal for everyone involved. especially with FLA being a state tax free state.

 

[Gritty]

Wow! Great job, Tampa!

 

[LeafsNation149]

Steal contract

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Right decision IMO.

 

[Brock Radunske]

8 years for 8.8? wow, great deal for Tampa!

 

[oilwave]

Guess that 8th year mattered.

 

[Zetterberg4Captain]

It blows.as a DRW fan

 

[JurassicTunga]

8 years. 8.5

 

[Asquaredx2]

Pure craziness

Edit: not in terms of the contract obviously lol

 

[CatsforReinhart]

8.5 is the same as 12 in Buffalo or Toronto due to state income taxes and the extra year so he really got the most he could get.