Too much for Stamkos. Tampa needs a legit top 4 dman to add. If Hanifin makes it to ufa, he'll be a member of the team on July 1. Stamkos may walk, but at thus point, Hanifin would have more value than Stamkos moving forward imo.

Hanifin I think would cost too much. It would solidify our long term d core but would severely weaken our F core next season. Stamkos and Duclair would walk.

Hanifin comes in around 6.75 more than likely. Stamkos is worth maybe 5 at this point. There is a way to have Hanifin(or another top 4 ufa dman), Duclair, and a F add. Jeannot can also be easily replaced to save the team another million or so. The defense has been trash this year. Adding some actual upgrades on defense seems far more important than overpaying a declining 3rd line pp specialist with no defense to their game.

Let me make an armchair gm at those numbers and see. Stamkos 5, Hanifin 6.75, Jeannot and Sheary gone