Confirmed Signing with Link: [TBL] D Victor Hedman signs extension with the Lightning (4 years, $8M AAV; begins 2025-26)

[More 2004]

Yeah...Do TB fans really feel that Stammer is the most important guy in franchise history?

Have trouble believing that when 86 is still around and putting up absurd numbers for a decade.

On 7/1/24 yes. The answer is yes. Stammer scored 555 goals in a Bolts sweater. Led the team as Captain to 2 cups. Spent 16 years in Tampa. He is not only the greatest Bolt in history. He is the greatest athlete in Tampa Bay sports history. Period.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

8M for a top 4 dman in a year or so is quite the penny. He’s declining.

 

[Drumman44]

8.06% aav based on a 92.5 cap which the league already agreed to

Surprised he didn’t just do the 7.7 for his number

Yeah why not forgo $300,000 f***ing dollars a year to have a fun little tribute to his jersey #?

 

[TheDoldrums]

I feel like people look for reasons to be offended and upset now

maybe saying the GM would take a blade to his own mother was a little too subtle for folks to recognize it wasn't a serious post, will look to improve in the future

 

[Idiot Stick]

On 7/1/24 yes. The answer is yes. Stammer scored 555 goals in a Bolts sweater. Led the team as Captain to 2 cups. Spent 16 years in Tampa. He is not only the greatest Bolt in history. He is the greatest athlete in Tampa Bay sports history. Period.

hard to argue against that but whenever i think of tampa bay i always think of the A-train

 

[Legion34]

Yeah why not forgo $600,000 f***ing dollars to have a fun little tribute to his jersey #?

Lots of players do

 

[Rschmitz]

unless he falls off a cliff I am happy with this deal

 

[junyab]

To be honest id much rather have hedman at 8x4 than Stamkos. Guentzel is objectively better than current Stamkos as well.

Still though I'd rather Stamkos over mcdonagh.

Kinda feel like Tampa should have just dumped cirelli and kept Stamkos. He's good but not 6.25 territory. They aren't that tight to the cap going forward and he has been the face of the franchise basically since he was drafted.

Maybe jbb wants kucherov to get the career records since he scouted him? Not that kuch wouldn't have overtaken him eventually anyways.

I think teams look at Florida and Vegas being ruthless and getting cups for it and think that's the only way. Copycat league.

Seriously WTF?

 

[Phil McKraken]

8M for a top 4 dman in a year or so is quite the penny. He’s declining.

He finished 6th in Norris voting this year. If that's decline it's a very flat one.

 

[shaner8989]

He’s starting to decline forsure but he’s still amazing.

 

[Shawnathon]

Nice.

 

[Patagonia]

Good deal. Might be declining and still top 10 DMan, except the short term and reasonable AAV is more than fair. Doubt any team would refuse to offer the same deal for a player at this level.

 

[OurlordAndSaviorKuch]

At least one of our hometown stars might get to be a Bolt for life.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

Great for tampa bad for hedman

 

[mr figgles]

8.06% aav based on a 92.5 cap which the league already agreed to

Surprised he didn’t just do the 7.7 for his number

Imagine giving up 1.2 million dollars just to be a weirdo.

 

[EpochLink]

Hedman is the backbone of the Tampa defense, man can still go at his age.

 

[Aoko]

Good deal for Tampa. I guess hardball with Stamkos scared Hedman away from fighting over term.

If they cut Hedman too, I'd be so f***ing done with this organization. Still extremely bitter over them nickle and diming Stamkos.

 

[The Macho King]

Yeah...Do TB fans really feel that Stammer is the most important guy in franchise history?

Have trouble believing that when 86 is still around and putting up absurd numbers for a decade.

As the face of the franchise I can see the argument. On the ice it's 77 no contest, and you can also argue Vasi, MSL, and Kucherov over him.

 

[BeingTheThunder]

As much as I like getting the deal done... this one comes with some heavy risks. Doesn't even start until after this year.

I'm not so sure the risks are that heavy. Any contract that's for decent money is a heavy risk. Given that Heddy is likely to remain a top 10 Dman in the league for the duration of this contract, barring injuries of course, and is going to be paid like the 25th to 30th highest paid D-man, I'd say the deal is pretty solid.

 

[jetsforever]

Feels like he could have gotten more term but good for Tampa

 

[DistantThunderRep]

8.06% aav based on a 92.5 cap which the league already agreed to

Surprised he didn’t just do the 7.7 for his number

 

[DFC]

I'm not so sure the risks are that heavy. Any contract that's for decent money is a heavy risk. Given that Heddy is likely to remain a top 10 Dman in the league for the duration of this contract, barring injuries of course, and is going to be paid like the 25th to 30th highest paid D-man, I'd say the deal is pretty solid.

Well, I agree in principle. I don't think Hedman is gonna be a top-10 defenseman at the end of this deal though. He will be 38 or 39. The deal doesn't start until the season after next. That said, I don't think it matters. Because as soon as he's not a top4, we should tear it down anyway.

 

[SI90]

Captain

 

[admiralcadillac]

He’s starting to decline forsure but he’s still amazing.

How? He just had one of his best seasons offensively.

 

[Ignatius]

A guy like hedman never making more than 8 per in his career. Guess that's why his teams were able to win cups.

Crosby gets 8.7 million per year, I guess that extra $700,000 got Pittsburgh an extra Cup?