The Lightning signed defenceman Victor Hedman to a four-year extension with an AAV of $8 million, which mirrors the contract former captain Steven Stamkos signed with the Predators. How will Tampa move on without Stamkos? Was Hedman’s deal better for the team rather than having given it to Stamkos? TSN Hockey analyst Frankie Corrado joins SC with Jay Onrait to discuss.
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I've never understood why you guys as a communication company can't get your volume fixed. It's embarrassing and irritating
Yes
There was something off about the leaked 3M 8 years offer for Stamkos.
Something disrespectful.
It's no wonder it was leaked.
Tampa ignored Stamkos' agent for month too.
Bro fell off 😢 700k subs for 300 views oh hell nah
stamkos signed for more money with NSH than he’s worth. his contract will age like room temperature milk by year 3. maybe even earlier lol.
hedman signed for pretty much a comparable amount he was already getting. he makes $7.8m on his current deal, and will get an earth-shattering $200k wage adjustment. hedman plays more minutes, plays more games (stamkos has had an injury history) and plays a PREMIUM position. had almost a point-per-game average in 2024.
stamkos is a declining 34-year old winger, whose 5v5 production has been in freefall for 3 years. 19 of his 40 goals came on the PP. anyways, victor hedman is a conn smythe winner and 6 times norris finalist who will be making $8M for the first time in his career. he’s the one who got much less than he’s worth over the years. if hedman decided to have gone to market, he would have gotten $10m+ /AAV all day long, 7 days a week.
luckily none of the bellyaching pylons are TBL owner jeff vinik, who famously appoints highly competent people and lets them do their jobs to the best of their abilities. most teams in the NHL would LOVE to have JBB as the GM. he would be hired in less than a new york minute. 💯
the norris calibre defensemen will get you the cup. it's proven time and again; ekblad delivered it last, not mcjesus, right? so it only makes sense to sign hedman, not stamkos
I think Stamkos was done with Tampa.. I believe he wanted to try and win the cup somewhere else
Terrible decision by the bolts front office, shame.
Lets be realistic, Stamkos doesn't hit top 10 for best captains.
They learned to win the first cup without him.
His play on the ice is comical, no defense, slow, coughs up the puck regularly,
lead his team in minus.
Further, they have 3 skaters that are easily better than him.
So, what is he actually leading?
I’m currently watching spitting chiclets but I’m seeing the title, description and comments for a TSN video on Hedman
A genuine #1 defenseman who still has a good 3-4 years to give vs a player with next to zero defensive capability?
Nah, sorry.
I'm taking Hedman 12 times out of 10.
Guentzel is 4-4.5 years younger than Stamkos and just as capable as puttingnthe pucks he's fed in the net.
That's not the game Carolina plays and those weren't the players the Pens still had around.
The same channel talks about Crosby being wasted by Dubas? Really? Guentzel will excel with the guys he has feeding him. He'll be able to keep up with their skating (dude is still pretty quick).
And he actually has the ability to add to the team defensively.
You prioritize Hedman, and spruce things up with Guentzel.
I heard people saying there's no loyalty, but come on.
NHL teams just dropped a billion dollars on July 1st, a first time occurrence.
It's not making friends and being bros. When it comes to crafting a team, it's a money game. And there's a lot of money involved outside contracts. For players and owners.
If guys can't understand that, maybe we should stop calling them "professional athletes".
You're paid A LOT of money to play a sport with a short window for success.
jbb is full of shit he didnot want stammer
Tampa Bay is big trouble right now because nobody gave stamkos an agreed to contract extension this is devastating for these fans as a Blackhawk fan now they’re still rebuilding so I guess Tampa Bay will blow it up until they get better after getting Guentzel Atkinson Girgensens came to Tampa Bay and sergachev already got 8 years since winning two cups and no he’s in Utah this GM might be the blame in Tampa Bay or not that’s selfish how they lose stamkos sergachev in the offseason
Stamkos is my favorite player , but 10/10 times If I had to choose you pick Heddy , everytime. He brings waay too much to go without