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

[Pyrophorus]

Oh well

Plan moves on...

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

C'mon yall it's a done deal to Toronto, he liked a tweet about it.

 

[Face Of Bear]

So cheap, not even fair :'(

I'm sure TB fans will take back all the nasty things they were saying about him now that they dont have to justify not needing him.

 

[CatsforReinhart]

People dont seem to understand Florida state tax and the extra year make a difference.

 

[Look Up]

Stamkos trolled everyone.

 

[Sharabhi]

any chance this is a sign and trade?

 

[RegularSznAllStars]

Lol Tampa fans saying they wanted him gone probably love this deal

Its not that we wanted him gone. It is that we cannot pay this guy 10m. He isnt that guy, never will be, and hopefully on this team he wont have to be.

 

[suprvilce]

As a Leafs fan i'm happy for Tampa. 8.5 seems like very good value. Well done Yzerman

 

[TheGroceryStick]

Ready to blow up the internet.

Confirmed with link: Tampa Bay trades Steven Stamkos to Toronto for Nazem Kadri + 2nd (2017)

Leafs gain the extra year and skip the line. TB gain asset on something that was gone regardless. Welcome home kid!

 

[leafsfan5]

I don't know which thread to look at lol

 

[bootscraper]

Leafs and Detroit fans (honorable mention to Edmonton), you can start your Nash biddings thank you very much !

 

[usahockey22flyers]

Great deal. Craziest hour in NHL history.

 

[HavlatMach9]

8.5m is great value for Tampa

 

[Filatov2Kovalev2Bonk]

Can he do a sign and trade?

Just wondering as I was under the impression he couldn't but my co-worker says it would be allowed. What is the actual rule?

There's no actual rule preventing this. It's simply an unwritten rule like not giving RFA's offer sheets and so on.

 

[Jerzey Devil]

Awesome for TB and the state of Florida. With TB as good as they are and the Panthers on the rise things are looking good for a hockey fan stuck in the sun belt.

 

[Paxon]

So now do we go to hearing about Tavares coming home for the next year?

 

[SladeWilson23]

What a ****ing steal of a contract!

 

[The Beyonder]

 

[cyris]

Wow good deal for Tampa. At that price they should be able to still keep the rest of their team together.

 

[Mikeaveli]

 

[These Are The Days]

So cheap, not even fair :'(

I'm sure TB fans will take back all the nasty things they were saying about him now that they dont have to justify not needing him.

Nothing we said was unjustified. We said he was a one-dimensional player not worth any more than $8.5 million a year and any more than that we would have to let him go.

 

[Traitor Zach]

Who does Tampa dump to keep cap space?

 

[VinikToWinIt]

I love you Yzerman. I was hesitant at $8.5M is very affordable.

 

[ForsakenSabre]

So now do we go to hearing about Tavares coming home for the next year?

You bet and Mcdavid soon after that

 

[HowSweeeedeItIs]

But the Toronto fans told me he was going home to Toronto to eventually play with McDavid, Tavares, and Matthews???