‘The Sabres and Leafs both look ready to go to outrageous levels, perhaps $11-12 million a year on a seven-year deal, to lure Stamkos. It would be the highest annual haul in league history, topping the $10.5 million Chicago is giving Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews. That’s a huge risk, given Stamkos’ clots. In a couple of years, it could be an albatross contract the likes of which no one has ever seen, sentencing this summer’s “winner” to cap jail long before their accomplishments on the ice merit.’