Be Shocking If Steven Stamkos Doesn’t Stay With the Tampa Bay Lightning
Dave Pagnotta of The Fourth Interval joined TSN Radio in Montreal, and when requested about Steven Stamkos’s future in Tampa, he said he can be shocked if he ended up someplace aside from with the Lightning.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
NHL Rumors: Steven Stamkos on Monitor To Stay with the Lightning
Host: “Chatting with Dave Pagnotta Hockey Heaven at 11 Campbell versus Gallo. You realize, the Canadiens are looking for offense, however another staff is looking for offense within the offseason. David, a reputation that we already introduced up on this present, and I’m very interested in what his offseason goes to appear like, is Steven Stamkos. How do you see this enjoying out in relation to July 1?”
Dave Pagnotta: “I’d be fairly shocked if he’s not carrying a Tampa Bay Lightning uniform initially of subsequent season. Now, to what extent his new deal will finally be? $9.5 million, which is the max cap to hit that Kucherov, Level, and Vasilevskiy have.
So that you’ve bought to suppose that in all probability going to be not more than that. Now, it’s a tax-free state. So there’s the good thing about the decrease general cap hit due to that, and so they’re certainly one of six groups that may profit from it, however truthfully, I’d be fairly shocked if Stammer is someplace else.
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Now, might they extend it? Might he hit July 1 and at the very least discover choices once more? Definitely, that wouldn’t shock me. That wouldn’t shock me both. However on the similar time, I feel that he’ll finally keep in Tampa. And it’s not simply him they’ve to fret about.
It’s additionally Victor Hedman. Victor has another 12 months on his contract. He’s eligible, similar to everyone else who will enter their ultimate 12 months, to signal an extension in July. He’s one other man that’s going to must be addressed, and with the way in which he’s carried out this season, I imply, that’s nearly as excessive on the precedence listing as Stamkos’s future is for that group.”
