[Burger] Le capitaine Steven Stamkos s’est dit « déçu » que l’équipe n’ait pas discuté avec lui d’une prolongation de contrat au cours de l’été.
Captain Steven Stamkos said that he's "been disappointed" that the team didn't discuss with him a contract extension over the summer. #GoBolts pic.twitter.com/3UqU14MrKQ
— Kyle Burger (@kyle_burger) September 20, 2023
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PAY. THIS. MAN.
I feel like our FO is generally pretty great so I’m hoping they have something in mind here. Letting Stamkos just walk at the end of the year would be pretty devastating and would piss off a LOT of fans.
I wonder if/why Stammer’s agent hasn’t approached the team about it. Seems that’s what agents should be doing so this type of public discourse isn’t necessary. Of course, maybe he did and we just aren’t privy to the details.
I’m sure it get’s done, even in his frustration he seems pretty clear that he wants to be a Bolt for life. But holy fuck talk to the man.
This is a pretty shit cloud to be going into training camp with.
Understandable from both ends to be honest. Understandable that he wants an extension but also understandable why it hasn’t been brought to the table yet. We had a lot of pieces that needed addressing and while Cap is super important, we didn’t give up future draft capital to secure him in a trade so it makes sense to lock up Hagel first, IMO.
I said it in r/hockey but I’m gonna say it here too, while it’s obviously not want you want to hear but honestly I’m not too shocked/worried by it. We had a pretty busy off season, we had to rebuild the whole bottom 6, there was the Hagel extension, there’s the whole backup goalie situation that might not be done yet, the depth defenseman backlog. We’re up to the cap next year and he’s made it pretty clear he wants to stay, I wouldn’t be surprised if they want to be sure of what the cap is before it gets done.
If we let this man walk I will fucking riot
Honestly it’s probably due to uncertainty over where the salary cap will be and how much they’ll actually be able to pay him. But still, should at least have started the conversation. Feel like you don’t want to burn the goodwill if the expectation is that he’s going to take a discount. Have to make him feel like a priority
What. The. Fuck. Are. You. Doing?!
Stammer has been funny about contracts in the past. There’s always a bit of this.
I wouldn’t want to piss off the greatest player in franchise history too much but hey that’s just me
They had to figure out exactly how much they can give him. That meant figuring out the smaller pieces first. He’s a bolt for life I have zero doubt.
I swear if we let this man walk. If there’s any person in Tampa Bay sports history who deserves to be a career Tampa star, it’s Stammer.
Between him and Mike Evans for sure
Idc if we are bottom of the division. Steven stamkos should remain the captain.
Maybe his agent told him to say this to get JBB hustlin’
No matter what, we better extend him and he needs to retire a Bolt
Well guess it’s Stammergeddon 3.0. I’m confident it’ll get done though.
JBB said he’s gonna let the season play out before negotiating with Stammer apparently. Not a very wise take after 15 years and 1,000 games. I get not rushing into a contract but this is Stamkos here, not Killorn, Gourde etc. Give him what he wants for as long as he wants and let the rest of the pieces fall where they may.
I don’t like this negotiation tactic and neither does Stammer apparently. I’m really hoping this doesn’t become a distraction and become St. Louis 2.0. Still lots of time to make a deal happen but it sounds like next summer at the earliest… which is… intriguing.
We got 2 Cups. What the franchise needs now is a franchise player who retires with this team. Just get this done JBB.