What I mean by "I don't think he's declining" is that I don't think he's going to be a garbage player in the next couple years or that he'll all of a sudden become a 40 point guy. Sure his point/goal totals will go down over the years but I"m sure they'll go up as well. The fact that his points have gone down for 3 years is likely the reason he's leaving Tampa, he isn't happy there and there just isn't a fit anymore. A young star player like Stamkos usually doesn't leave their team if things are going well, I think we'll see him do better on a new team next year.
But yes, I'm sure he'll have better years and worse years but he won't get worse every year IMO.
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