Thought on it for a few hours, still disgusted.
Stamkos was robbed of being a lifer by a GM that seems to think he's the smartest guy in every room he walks into. The man gave us 16 years, helped drag us out of the gutter, won 2 Cups, and was perhaps the most beloved sports figure in the city.
Sounds like JBB refused to work with him whatsoever and tossed him to the curb. Incredibly frustrating to see one man's arrogance cost us, and Stamkos, something so rare. To refuse to negotiate for a full year, and then pull this shit? I'm glad Stamkos will be somewhere where management appreciates him.
This is all ignoring the fact that we now have a gaping hole in our top 6 that could have allegedly been filled at a decent discount.
I honestly can't get over this one. I'm livid. Sometime in the next few years JBB will be gone, but it will be too late to rectify this one. What a colossal f*** up.