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Originally Posted by Vinny01
Stamkos turns 35 in 2 months. Tampa likely saw how teams like Chicago and LA went from cup champs to full rebuild by rewarding all these players. They decided to go get Jake Guentzel who was 29 at the time of signing to be their big money scoring winger as opposed to Stamkos.
Tampa also allegedly offered Stamkos 8x$3M which he declined.
What smart team moves mountains to keep a 35 year old?
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It was the right move as there's no room for sentimentality in professional sports if teams want to remain competitive.