The Tampa Bay Lightning will handle each Steven Stamkos and Victor Hedman this offseason
Dave Pagnotta of the Fourth Interval was on Sirius XM NHL Community Radio with Steve Kouleas and Carter Hutton and when requested about Steven Stamkos and Victor Hedman of the Tampa Bay Lightning, he said is that Stamkos is the precedence, however the staff needs to get each signed.
** NHLRumors.com transcriptions
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Steve Kouleas: “We’re with Dave Pagnotta Sirius XM NHL Community Tv Insiders because the Fourth Interval. Okay, subsequent up, foolish season subject. What’s the Tampa plan with 91 and 77? What are you listening to?”
Dave Pagnotta: “Yeah, properly, it seems like look, initially, we’re going to deal with clearly each of them sooner or later. They’ve a bit of bit extra leeway with Hedman as a result of he’s acquired yet one more yr on his contract, however they’ve indicated to Victor and his agent as properly Peter Whelan that they’re going to have that dialogue sooner or later this offseason. It actually simply relies on what occurs with Steven Stamkos.
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Stammers the precedence proper now. He’s on an expiring deal. They wish to get Hedman locked right into a long-term extension, and I haven’t heard something that might pronounce derail that chance. So I feel there’s a consolation stage on each side that okay, let’s determine the captain first, after which we’ll work our option to an extension with the large defenseman. However Stamkos is the precedence. And I feel these discussions are going to begin to intensify as soon as the center of the Convention Finals get underway.
They begin this coming week. So sooner or later subsequent week or proper round June, might be when these discussions will begin to decide up not less than. Alright, let’s put our playing cards on the desk. Let’s determine the place we’re at. And Julien BriseBois the GM of Tampa, who’s going to point what his plan is, with the staff transferring ahead and the place he feels the captain matches in.
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Additionally, and primarily dollar-wise, so the precedence proper now for the Tampa aspect of issues is let’s get the captain locked in after which they may attempt to get Victor Hedman locked into an extension.
He can’t discover like all people on an expiring contract with one yr left on it may possibly’t signal an extension till July 1 anyway. So there’s a bit of bit extra leeway there. However once more, doesn’t appear to be any concern on that entrance. Feels like they assume they will on each side that they will work one thing on the market.
Proper now, the precedence is Steven Stamkos. Tampa’s gonna attempt to make that occur.”
