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Originally Posted by oldschoolcalgary
yup agree with all of that...
funny though; if TB wasn't flush with young talent, fans would be livid about letting him walk for nothing...I mean maybe they are but we don't here about it... but boy, if calgary had a Stamkos and let him walk for nothing the anger would be pretty high i would think...
except for that, Yzerman has done a pretty incredible job for a first time GM.
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Take it for what it's worth but from what I've read, most TB fans have taken a very pragmatic approach to Stamkos. They like him and they want him to stay, but they notice he isn't what he was and are very leery of overpaying him. Many would rather let him walk then see him cripple the team's salary structure. Like you mentioned, it probably doesn't hurt that the team is flush with young talent. Really eases a blow that would decimate most teams.