Steven Stamkos stays in Tampa Bay, 8.5mil x 8yrs

[PASabreFan]

Cap circumvention. Sure, he can meet up with them after a contract is signed but not before. That would just be stupid. Though take a look at the wording on the tweet, "he met with Leafs" "present were tire guys" Present could mean they winked at him in the lobby.

That's a pretty fine parsing of the word present. Bill Clinton would be proud!

[LastPommerFan]

How can that even be remotely legal under the CBA?    

 

They can void the contract, and they can impose a cap penalty of up to $5M, essentially making it impossible for the leafs to sign him.

[ddaryl]

"Steven Stamkos here for The Original Pizza Log. There's only one..."

Too bad Rob Ford isn't still around. Im sure he could have shown Stammer a good time.

 

[Hoss]

Bob McKenzie @TSNBobMcKenzie

Steven Stamkos is staying in TB. #TSN

[LGR4GM]

 

Bob McKenzie @TSNBobMcKenzie

Steven Stamkos is staying in TB. #TSN

 

RIGHT WHAT THE HELLL!!! Twitter just imploded

[sabills]

 

Bob McKenzie @TSNBobMcKenzie

Steven Stamkos is staying in TB. #TSN

 

 

Ok, now begins the "Who wants to over pay for Okposo!" part of the offseason.

[Sabel79]

Welp...

[LGR4GM]

So in the last 10 minutes, Taylor Hall traded for a defender, Subban swapped for Shea Weber, and Stamkos is staying in TB... just an epic 10minutes

[sabills]

I wanted Stamkos, but it sure seemed unlikely that he was coming here. Him going back to TB was my second choice. I am very ok with all of this.

 

Though him going to FA first would have been fun.

[Brawndo]

And that's all folks

[sabills]

Now sign Vesey the up and get on with the offseason.

[Thorny]

Damn. Well, good for him I suppose. 

 

Not great for Montreal, Subban is young and has more to give than Weber. 

 

And Chiarelli's trade was among the worst ever. 

[sodbuster]

I'm very ok with him staying in TB.

[That Aud Smell]

Welp.

[LGR4GM]

[That Aud Smell]

Funny.

 

With the Hall trade, the MTL deal doesn't really move the "whoa, lopsided trade" meter for me. Which it should.

[sabresith]

So in the last 10 minutes, Taylor Hall traded for a defender, Subban swapped for Shea Weber, and Stamkos is staying in TB... just an epic 10minutes

Did all this really happen? If so what a ten minutes.

[LGR4GM]

Did all this really happen? If so what a ten minutes.

yes, yes it did... Hall for Adam Larsson straight up, Shea Weber for PK Subban straight up, and Stamkos is re-signing in TB straight up

[Derrico]

Somehow I felt relieved finding out this news.  I didn't want him signing in Toronto.  I love how the news leaked about Stamkos meeting in Toronto yesterday just to get their hopes up before they came crashing down!

[Crusader1969]

I will say thank God the Sabres were just saved from themselves with Stamkos.

 

And I saved $120 not having to buy a Stamkos Sabres jersey to wear around the GTA to piss off Leaf fans!

[sabresith]

yes, yes it did... Hall for Adam Larsson straight up, Shea Weber for PK Subban straight up, and Stamkos is re-signing in TB straight up

Man I get Stamkos staying in TB, but the other two are just mind blowing!

[sabills]

Did all this really happen? If so what a ten minutes.

Remember when people used to find out about this stuff in the paper the next day? How boring that must have been.

 

EDIT: so it makes any sense

Edited June 29, 2016 by sabills

[CallawaySabres]

I want Toronto reaction right now!

[Hoss]

Hometown discout

 

Bob McKenzie @TSNBobMcKenzie

Stamkos's deal with TB is expected to come in at eight years, with an AAV of $8.5M.

[Sabel79]

Hometown discout

 

Bob McKenzie @TSNBobMcKenzie

 

Stamkos's deal with TB is expected to come in at eight years, with an AAV of $8.5M.

 

Probably left about $15 million on the table. Someone would have given him 7x$12. No state tax though...