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Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen
Stamkos never made it to UFA. People were more surprised that Tavares re-signed in New York at all, certainly no one was surprised to see him reach UFA. Pietrangelo, fair enough.
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Stamkos made it to the courting period where the entire league could make pitches to him. Remember the famous Toronto pitch where cameras followed his every movement? He basically tested the market but obviously it’s hard to beat every thing Tampa has to offer including no state tax.
Say what you want about any name I throw out there, but more and more players like the idea of seeing what’s out there. Even this free agency period was one of the best we’ve seen. Certainly on the goaltending front where this team did very well as they landed the belle of the ball.