This Man Had It All… Then A Trade Exposed The Truth
Steven Stamkos once skated a silver road straight into Tampa sports folklore—two Rocket Richard trophies, back-to-back Stanley Cups, and a captaincy stitched into the franchise’s DNA.
Viewers can still picture him grinning under confetti, thrusting the Cup toward the rafters in lightning-blue glory. Yet fewer than three summers later he zipped up a gold Nashville Predators jersey, a decision that felt less like a fresh chapter and more like a forced exile.
Tampa’s front office didn’t just let their icon walk—they replaced him overnight with Jake Guentzel, signing the winger to a seven-year, $63-million monster while offering Stamkos barely half that term.
But first, we have to remember how flawless his rise once looked…
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Jonathan toes
No stamkos hate shall be tolerated
In his last season with Tampa, even if he scored 40 goals, you could see that he was losing a step and his pace was slowing down. Dude isn't has slow as Laine, but he isn't much faster either.
Excuse me he zipped up a mf jersey how?