On June 30, center Steven Stamkos passed up the riches of free agency to re-sign with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Though he received a lucrative eight-year, $68 million contract with the Lightning, he accepted less than market value to remain in Tampa Bay.
NHL players qualified for restricted or unrestricted free-agent status attempt to get as big a raise as possible. That's particularly true of the league's top stars. A few, however, left money on the table to re-sign with their teams.
Those who took hometown discounts did so for various reasons. Among the factors was a desire to remain with a Stanley Cup contender, loyalty toward a franchise and salary-cap constraints.
The following slideshow ranks the five notable hometown-discount contracts in the NHL. Feel free to express your views on this topic in the comments section below.
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5 Notable NHL ‘Hometown Discount’ Contracts
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