Antiramie
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At the very least he needs to be demoted and given notice of it. You can't keep babying an $8.5M player who doesn't produce in the playoffs just because a prior GM gave him a NMC and he's the captain.
Look at Callahan... He quickly went from being a captain to a 4th line grinder on another team and fully embraced his role and became one of the most popular players for it. Obviously Stamkos isn't at that point yet, but he needs to stop being treated like an indispensable elite player. I wouldn't mind at all if the guy is put on notice.
And it's not like we're lacking in guys who could replace him at captain if need be (Point, Hedman).
Look at Callahan... He quickly went from being a captain to a 4th line grinder on another team and fully embraced his role and became one of the most popular players for it. Obviously Stamkos isn't at that point yet, but he needs to stop being treated like an indispensable elite player. I wouldn't mind at all if the guy is put on notice.
And it's not like we're lacking in guys who could replace him at captain if need be (Point, Hedman).