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    A closer look at the Lightning’s contract impasse with Steven Stamkos

    By Eduardo A. Encina,

    25 days ago
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    It seems unthinkable that captain Steven Stamkos might not be in a Lightning jersey next season. [ DIRK SHADD | Times ]

    TAMPA — Even though Steven Stamkos opened last season expressing his frustration that the summer came and went without the Lightning engaging him in contract extension talks, both Stamkos and general manager Julien BriseBois felt at that time that preserving the face of the franchise’s future would work itself out.

    But now we are just over 48 hours away from Stamkos becoming an unrestricted free agent, and the notion that he will end his career elsewhere is realer than ever.

    How did we get here? On Friday morning, BriseBois flatly said that he didn’t know whether a deal with Stamkos would get...

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