They are also about to lose 2 of their top 6 forwards.

They are trying to justify it
- Stripes77

I meant throughout the year though. I dunno my position is the same as yours. He makes this team better, but at 7 mil over 7 years I would decline. I don't think he'll be good enough in the front half of the deal to justify living with that contract in the back half.

Is this the new cool rumor that all players do cocaine?
- ImThatGuy

I wasn't saying he was doing coke, i meant the bar. The cocaine and cheap drinks go hand in hand.

Why can't he go out?

Did he get himself in trouble last night?

Seriously the way people follow these athletes you would think they're Jesus or something.

I have ZERO problems with him going out especially during the offseason AS long as he stays out of trouble.
- Stripes77

I guess if he goes out that much, and he's only had one rape and one assault allegation in the past 6 months, the odds are in his favor that "trouble won't find him".

Hasn't Okposo has a higher PPG over the last 3 seasons than Stamkos though?
- CoHo_to_B-Lo

Okposo and Hall have identical Pts/games played over the past 3 years.

I meant throughout the year though. I dunno my position is the same as yours. He makes this team better, but at 7 mil over 7 years I would decline. I don't think he'll be good enough in the front half of the deal to justify living with that contract in the back half.
- Sabresfan-365

I feel like we're the ones driving that 7x7 talk. I hate free agency for this reason.

Correct... i just feel being at a known "coke" bar with 21 year olds on a Thursday is probably not the best option.
- CoHo_to_B-Lo

Same as every dive bar i've been in also every club...

Hasn't Okposo has a higher PPG over the last 3 seasons than Stamkos though?
- CoHo_to_B-Lo

I meant throughout the year though. I dunno my position is the same as yours. He makes this team better, but at 7 mil over 7 years I would decline. I don't think he'll be good enough in the front half of the deal to justify living with that contract in the back half.
- Sabresfan-365

Agreed I am good at 6 for 6 though.

So if he signs at 7 for 7 I won't really complain. It's the price of doing business on July 1st...

Exactly. Like Brick from Anchorman. "Brick killed a guy. With a trident! I've been meaning to talk to you about that. You might want to lay low for a while cause you're probably wanted for murder."
- Hatboro_Swords

LOVE that line!!! Gotta keep your head on a swivel when you get caught in the middle of a vicious cockfight.

Hasn't Okposo has a higher PPG over the last 3 seasons than Stamkos though?
- CoHo_to_B-Lo

We're trying to sign a goal score here not a guy to get secondary ponits and he hasn't hit 30 goals and we're gonna pay him 1.5 million less then stamkos

I feel like we're the ones driving that 7x7 talk. I hate free agency for this reason.
- Zschalberg

That rumours been out there on twitter and tv since stamkos signed.

Same as every dive bar i've been in also every club...
- jochfr

You have good taste sir.

I feel like we're the ones driving that 7x7 talk. I hate free agency for this reason.
- Zschalberg

I don't know why you would think that. As the guy said this morning on the radio, several teams will offer him that.

I wasn't saying he was doing coke, i meant the bar. The cocaine and cheap drinks go hand in hand.
- CoHo_to_B-Lo

That's every bar in America...

I've heard that he's basically Stafford for years.
- Zschalberg

Come on now... Let's not get carried away

Cocaine. Cocaine everywhere. Goes well with the cheap drinks.
- CoHo_to_B-Lo

Please send me address and bartender's name.

We're trying to sign a goal score here not a guy to get secondary ponits and he hasn't hit 30 goals and we're gonna pay him 1.5 million less then stamkos
- GERBE!!!75PTS

another way to look at it is... we are going to pay him 5.5 mil less than we were going to pay stamkos

We're trying to sign a goal score here not a guy to get secondary ponits and he hasn't hit 30 goals and we're gonna pay him 1.5 million less then stamkos
- GERBE!!!75PTS

poins per games played last 3 years

Stamkos - .898
Okposo - .876
Hall - .871

You wanted to go all out for Hall and Stamkos but Okposo is the blow the world up player?

We're trying to sign a goal score here not a guy to get secondary ponits and he hasn't hit 30 goals and we're gonna pay him 1.5 million less then stamkos
- GERBE!!!75PTS

I mean he had 27 in 71.... that counts right? Would of been 31 in 82 games

Come on now... Let's not get carried away
- bluengold12

He has been called that by lots of people here

poins per games played last 3 years

Stamkos - .898
Okposo - .876
Hall - .871

You wanted to go all out for Hall and Stamkos but Okposo is the blow the world up player?
- ImThatGuy

Thank you!

We're trying to sign a goal score here not a guy to get secondary ponits and he hasn't hit 30 goals and we're gonna pay him 1.5 million less then stamkos
- GERBE!!!75PTS

You do realize Stamkos took a ridiculous pay cut to stay in Tampa right? If he hit free market he would be making 11 mill plus

We're trying to sign a goal score here not a guy to get secondary ponits and he hasn't hit 30 goals and we're gonna pay him 1.5 million less then stamkos
- GERBE!!!75PTS

What we're trying to do is give one of the best players this team has ever had some support. Eich has no trouble being the one to score the goals.

He has been called that by lots of people here
- GERBE!!!75PTS

A lot of moronic people apparently

My wife's favorite bar. (frank)in hate the place, but the drinks are cheap.
- TheSabresTaco

Stumbled out of there a few times