We can officially end all talk of a Steven Stamkos departure. He's staying in Tampa for the foreseeable future. The Lightning and their star center greed to a new contract Wednesday that will keep him from hitting free agency.
Stamkos confirmed the agreement on his Twitter account:
Bob McKenzie of TSN first reported the deal, noting the eight-year agreement carries an average annual value of $8.5 million.
Stamkos, 26, just played the final season of a five-year, $37.5 million deal he signed in 2011. That deal came at a time when Stamkos was among the league's best young players—a status he still somehow holds now as an eight-year veteran.
Stamkos has been named to three All-Star Games, including this past season. He's been the NHL's top goal scorer twice and has two All-Star team selections. Since debuting, Stamkos has led the Lightning in goals in six of his eight seasons. The lone exceptions were his rookie year and an injury-riddled 2013-14 campaign.
The Lightning have also become perennial contenders in the Eastern Conference, having followed up a Stanley Cup Final ber ...
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