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Originally Posted by sureLoss
steve simmons @simmonssteve
SOURCES: Maple Leafs met with Steven Stamkos at MLSE headquarters Tuesday. Also present: Toronto Mayor John Tory and CEO of Canadian Tire.
To circumvent the salary cap, Leafs obviously working on a deal to pay Stamkos in Canadian Tire money.
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That Canadian Tire thing is interesting - remember Canadian Tire now owns the Forzani's group so Sport Chek and Pro Hockey Life now fall under that branch.
Feels a little fishy IMO but I would not be surprised at all if Stamkos becomes the face of Sport Chek in Canada, dependent on him signing in Toronto.
Also don't think you can enforce penalties under the cap rules - Canadian Tire is it's own separately owned corporation. Foolish of the Leafs to bring him in directly to the pitch meeting though - would have tried to keep it a little more separate.