Quoting: Boltsbeathabs
Go listen to his exit presser. He's not going anywhere. Getting to 5.5 TB dumps Jeannot and Sheary then adds ELCs and vets at <900k run a 22 man roster. Trading Cernak, Cirelli,or Sergachev would completely undermine what Stamkos wants (ANOTHER CUP!!!). Seriously he all but came out and said I'm going to get F**ked on my next contract and I don't care.
38s: "we haven't had those discussions yet, but hopefully soon & we can go from there."
1m: You had some frustration in Training Camp... "It, it... you know when you dont have control of the situation its, its... you know, you just have to come to terms with that & for sure there were times throughout the year that, um, you think about those things & in private conversations w friends & family & mentors & things like that, for me I tried to leave that at home..."
3:32 (leaving the guys) "we haven't talked about that scenario & hopefully that's not the case."
11:05 (16 seasons) "hopefully more."
11:15 guys like Sakic & Yzerman that have played for just one team: does that mean something to you? "For sure... My prespective hasn't changed. Hopefully something works out here (shrugs shoulders) bc you know, I do love it here & think we have a chance to win w the group of guys... so we'll see what's in store in the next couple weeks..."
11:50 Wanting to win, you see what Tom Brady did... to put a winning team together: is that your thought process as well? "I think that's been part of the process... in terms of what guys have taken to stay here, I mean... I understand the tax advantage, but Kuch is making $9.5 & thats prob grossly underpaid... Vasy, Pointer 40/50 goals every year... you look at Matthews $13.5... Heady's making under $8M, thats grossly underpaid... thats what everyone's done here & why we've had success... its a testament to how mgmt builds a team & the players for... accepting that... I think its just the way its always been here."
Sounded like a guy that wants to stay but knows its not guaranteed. He said "hopefully" at least three times. Yes, he mentioned discounts, but all those guys start at $7.5M+; its not a bargain basement $5.75M like you've prayed for.