Perbix at 1.1m is fine till his contract expires, worth more here than he would get in a trade

as a scratch idk

Steven Stamkos is asking for 4-5 years @ $7,500,000 per, He's not signing that joke of an offer.

And try closer to 7 x $8,500,000 for Elias Lindholm he already turned down 8 x $9,000,000 to remain in Calgary e's not taking muss less in Tampa.

To be fair the tax difference between Calgary and Florida makes this deal comparable!
Calgary 9mil - estimates taxes ($4,291,879) leaves him $4,708,121
Tampa 7.5 mil - estimates taxes ($2,878,594) leaves him $4,621,403

So we’re talking about roughly 80k a year.
Is 80k to have a better chance for a cup worth it for him?

In what universe is Steven Stamkos taking a pay cut. He has 38 pts in 38 games this season. A point a game player is not signing for 3.5M x 3. He already took a pay cut once to stay in Tampa, he is not doing it again.