i'm gonna go off the board and say he holds out for Vegas
- DoubleDown

or he stays in Tampa and all that was for nothing, leaving Leafs fans in disarray....wondering what could have been

I'd put a few dollars on Detroit
- Symba007

he can fail miserably there too
(frank) the Wings.

he can fail miserably there too
(frank) the Wings.
- Gramps28

what if he signs in MTL?

or he stays in Tampa and all that was for nothing, leaving Leafs fans in disarray....wonder what could have been
- Symba007

It was the plan all along... Waiting for Tavares next year.

or he stays in Tampa and all that was for nothing, leaving Leafs fans in disarray....wonder what could have been
- Symba007

I like this option

or he stays in Tampa and all that was for nothing, leaving Leafs fans in disarray....wonder what could have been
- Symba007

not possible.
he signs there, they gloat
he signs anywhere else, they never wanted him and he's overpaid and on the decline
it's win-win for them

he's going to Toronto. I hope he fails miserably.
- Gramps28

Why would he go to Toronto?!?
These guys (Stamkos, Richards a few years back...etc.) want to win.
Won't happen in TOR before 3-4 years, minimum. With or without Stamkos.

not possible.
he signs there, they gloat
he signs anywhere else, they never wanted him and he's overpaid and on the decline
it's win-win for them
- DoubleDown

good point

what if he signs in MTL?
- Symba007

but they would then have to trade Plek!!!

I was at the Istanbul airport 10 days ago....glad it wasn't today

but they would then have to trade Plek!!!
- fidopro

Plek or a combo of Emelin/DD...

they need an additional 6M in cap space to sign him IMO,

Why would he go to Toronto?!?
These guys want to win.
Won't happen in TOR before 3-4 years, minimum. With or without Stamkos.
- fidopro

if he doesn't go to Toronto then he's pulled off the greatest tolling of all time on that fanbase

what if he signs in MTL?
- Symba007

he can do okay there.

Strange. I hated them in the 60's and 70's. But almost all my favoUrite non- Hawks players were Habs.

Cournoyer
Robinson
Savard
#4

Though, (frank) Ken Dryden.

but they would then have to trade Plek!!!
- fidopro

Ça fait deux ans que je brûle quotidiennement des lampions dans l'espoir de...l'espoir est futile mon ami.

I was at the Istanbul airport 10 days ago....glad it wasn't today
- Symba007

that country is so far beyond a train wreck

Plek or a combo of Emelin/DD...

they need an additional 6M in cap space to sign him IMO,
- Symba007

or all 3 of them

Stamkos.....

1) Detroit
2) Buffalo (will massively overpay)
3) Toronto
4) NY Rangers
5) Tampa
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30) Las Vegas
31) KHL
32) Montreal

or all 3 of them
- fidopro

MB is WAY too conservative to make a move like this

Ça fait deux ans que je brûle quotidiennement des lampions dans l'espoir de...l'espoir est futile mon ami.
- Habsody

no no mon ami, they just traded Eller. You can have hope!

MB is WAY too conservative to make a move like this
- Symba007

$6.5 million per year, the chance to learn from a taskmaster like Therrien and the opportunity to center Sven Andrighetto. what team can compete with that?

$6.5 million per year, the chance to learn from a taskmaster like Therrien and the opportunity to center Sven Andrighetto. what team can compete with that?
- DoubleDown

who makes 6.5M per year?

Stamkos.....

1) Detroit
2) Buffalo (will massively overpay)
3) Toronto
4) NY Rangers
5) Tampa
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.
.
.
.
30) Las Vegas
31) KHL
32) Montreal
- Mashadar

i see this going the same way it did with Babcock. he will use Buffalo to extract a bigger payday out of Toronto.

no no mon ami, they just traded Eller. You can have hope!
- fidopro

who makes 6.5M per year?
- Symba007

that will be Bergevin's final offer to Stamkos (3 years)

that will be Bergevin's final offer to Stamkos (3 years)
- DoubleDown

wouldn't surprise me.