Rumour: Tampa locks up Stamkos

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per Mike Brophy (Sportsnet):

Hearing tonight Stamkos may be signed at between $7-7.5 mil per season

No word on length of the contract...

 

[Eddie_Shack]

Not a bad price, if it's true.

 

[evolver115]

that is a very good number. I was thinking Steven was in the 8-9 range

 

[maddogmark25]

Good, now can all fellow Flyers fans shut up and concentrate on hopefully getting Doughty or (probably more realistically) Weber?

 

[ELYEAH82]

Good, now can all fellow Flyers fans shut up and concentrate on hopefully getting Doughty or (probably more realistically) Weber?

There arent many RFA that get signed away in their prime are there? I seriously dont know.

 

[maddogmark25]

There arent many RFA that get signed away in their prime are there? I seriously dont know.

I'd rather see the Flyers spend their money on getting younger at defense, with Timmonen retiring after next season and Pronger probably not far off either

Flyers don't have much defense in the minors

 

[puckhead]

Good, now can all fellow Flyers fans shut up and concentrate on hopefully getting Doughty or (probably more realistically) Weber?

Weber is not available this summer.

 

[ELYEAH82]

Weber is not available this summer.

He is an RFA unless I missed something if we are talking Shea Weber

 

[awaz]

oy.. he's going to arbitration and is therefore unavailable for offer sheets

and drew doughty is not realistically available either

think a little smaller mm haha

 

[elocomotive]

per Mike Brophy (Sportsnet):

Hearing tonight Stamkos may be signed at between $7-7.5 mil per season

No word on length of the contract...

Well that would make the timing of this article a little embarassing. Not to mention the research that went into it.

 

[pixburgher66]

Man you Flyers fans dream big!

 

[PhillyPhaithful48]

Man you Flyers fans dream big!

Our sports writers know next to nothing about hockey. That is why this is taking off. And our "fans" who say they like the flyers but do not really even follow hockey will feed of these writers because hockey is the NFL or MLB right now.



That said, we are dreaming big with Stamkos. We do however have the means to make an attempt at him which is rare considering we have been at the ceiling since signing Briere, Hartnel, Kimmo.

 

[elocomotive]

Our sports writers know next to nothing about hockey.

Well, they should hang out with DC sports writers, they'd have a lot in common - know little about hockey, a basketball team that is barely professional, and Donovan McNabb.

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

If Stamkos does sign for 7 to 7.5 it's a great deal for both sides.

 

[PhillyPhaithful48]

If Stamkos does sign for 7 to 7.5 it's a great deal for both sides.

Great deal for the Bolts.


Stamkos Can get more money. This is the one time I want an athlete to choose money over hometown discount....

 

[pixburgher66]

Well, they should hang out with DC sports writers, they'd have a lot in common - know little about hockey, a basketball team that is barely professional, and Donovan McNabb.

Our sports writers know next to nothing about hockey. That is why this is taking off. And our "fans" who say they like the flyers but do not really even follow hockey will feed of these writers because hockey is the NFL or MLB right now.



That said, we are dreaming big with Stamkos. We do however have the means to make an attempt at him which is rare considering we have been at the ceiling since signing Briere, Hartnel, Kimmo.

Yeah, sports writers are ridiculous. A beat writer for a MLB team shouldn't suddenly take interest in an NHL team just because "Hey, I'm a SPORTS writer!" I give the Pittsburgh writers credit, we have our idiots (Cook, Smizik), but they all seem to have their niche and stick with it.

 

[PhillyPhaithful48]

Now Howard Eskin is all over it. He states flyers will DEFINITELY make a run at Stamkos.

 

[PhillyPhaithful48]

Oh hey, I accidently hit 2,000 posts 9 posts ago




cool

 

[maddogmark25]

Now Howard Eskin is all over it. He states flyers will DEFINITELY make a run at Stamkos.

Well that makes me a bit more interested, as much as he hates the Flyers and hockey in general, Eskin has some really good sources and is more often right than wrong

He and his sources were the first ones to predict the Richards trade, for example

 

[PhillyPhaithful48]

Well that makes me a bit more interested, as much as he hates the Flyers and hockey in general, Eskin has some really good sources and is more often right than wrong

He and his sources were the first ones to predict the Richards trade, for example

He does have better sources, I just cannot stand him. And his hockey knowledge is not up to par.