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Originally Posted by GioforPM
It will certainly not be a long term deal. Medium at best. But he's going to want a number starting with 9, I bet. He's not in the Thornton time of his career yet. 34 goals and 84 points last year. However, he's a generation away from most of the other core guys - Point, Kucherov, Vasilevsky, Hagel and Segachev. Really only Hedman is close in age.
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The Lightning need to move on if Stamkos is looking for a long-term deal that is $9+ million. That's huge money for a 33 year old. Point had 51 goals and 95 points, so that makes Stamkos the second best centre on the team.