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Oling_Roachinen · 09-07-2016, 09:14 AM

Stamkos never hit UFA, re-signed 3 days before.

In re-signing, he received an 8 year contract. No other team could offer that. And the lack of taxes in Florida made the 8.5M comparable to 10M+ contracts from other teams.

09-07-2016, 09:14 AM	#503
Oling_Roachinen Franchise Player Join Date: Sep 2011 Exp:	Stamkos never hit UFA, re-signed 3 days before. In re-signing, he received an 8 year contract. No other team could offer that. And the lack of taxes in Florida made the 8.5M comparable to 10M+ contracts from other teams.