Comments on: No more waiting: Lightning sign Steven Stamkos to five-year, $37.5 million deal http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/19/no-more-waiting-lightning-sign-steven-stamkos-to-five-year-37-5-million-deal/ ProHockeyTalk on NBCSports.com Tue, 21 May 2013 11:24:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: stakex http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/19/no-more-waiting-lightning-sign-steven-stamkos-to-five-year-37-5-million-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-14090 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 06:50:28 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=43378#comment-14090 Well from a players perspective, its actually smart to have a long term contract. What if you sign a short deal and then get hurt (career ending) in the final year, or what if you have a massive falloff in production? With a short contract your SOL, but with a long term deal…. you get your money no matter what.

Obviouslly for a team its probably better not to have massive contracts for the same exact reasons. But then again, what if Tampa Bay has a downturn in the next few years? When 5 years are up, Stamkos will be gone… something that could be prevented with a long term deal like Ovechkins. So long as he stays healthy, Washington has assured themselves they will have the best player in the NHL on their team for the next decade. That sure would make me sleep well at night as a GM.

In the end, there are risk and rewards for both short and long contracts. There is no “perfect” contract… and its really depends on the player and the situation.

]]> By: jpelle82 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/19/no-more-waiting-lightning-sign-steven-stamkos-to-five-year-37-5-million-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-14073 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 22:49:25 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=43378#comment-14073 kudos to yzerman. not surprised stamkos went with a crosby type contract rather than an ovechkin monstrosity. positions him well in 5 years and gives him the strong time window for a solid couple runs at the cup with a good core group.

]]> By: nhlbruins90 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/19/no-more-waiting-lightning-sign-steven-stamkos-to-five-year-37-5-million-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-14066 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:44:33 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=43378#comment-14066 Makes Yzerman look brilliant compared to the idiots who signed Lecavalier to a monster deal for 11 years. At least they have competent management down there now.

]]> By: sknut http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/19/no-more-waiting-lightning-sign-steven-stamkos-to-five-year-37-5-million-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-14065 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:37:30 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=43378#comment-14065 This is a win for both sides, it gives TB cost control for the next 5 years, and Stamkos still has a chance to be a prime free agent in 5 years. I will be interested to see how teams line up their cap space knowing that he will be a free agent again and a chance to pounce on him at that point. (This is assuming he stays healthy, which is probably the biggest risk for Stamkos.)

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