Tampa Detroit dream trade

Detroit passes, BriseBois isn't in position to get a young 25 year old top line LW like Tyler Bertuzzi and 2 2nds for Stamkos and Johnson neither help Detroit's rebuild Stamko is 30 and has health issues and Johnson is 30 and has been trending down here of late. No thanks keep them both and far away from Detroit.

Next time a fan complains about a player holding out for more money, or for leaving in UFA or anything, remember this type of fan exists.

"We lose nothing on the ice" as he trades his captain who took a massive paycut to stay in tampa, was on a 95 point pace before his injury (after scoring 98 points the year before and being on a 90 point pace the year before that and 96 point pace the year before that) and who gutted it out to just be a part of the play off race.

loyalty with many fans is one sided.

LOL .. Tampa was most dominant Cup winner in decades without Stamkos ..that a FACT .. get over it Junior and skip the high school stuff .. he still good but just luxury now as 5th or 6th best player .. and 50M contract total is negative

I'm not a lightning fan.

Just saying, fans demand loyalty in all ways and then spit in your face whenever they want.

I'm talking about how you treat Stamkos, how leafs fans treat Marner for having the audacity to get a player friendly contract.

It is what it is, but its revealing about the type of fan you are.

I care about a team winning more than any one player .. that high school fanboy stuff .. short and long term winning .. and moving on for veteran high cost players is a MUST .. see Belicheck and Patriots as prime example and Tampa won this year because of 5 new players in top 18 .. if Tampa doesn't do moves like this and loses Killorn Coleman Goodrow etc .. back to losing