Is Stamkos largely a passenger?

GermanSpitfire

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Don’t think people realize just how good he was the first 3 rounds of the playoffs.

Stamkos isn’t a passenger on these Tampa teams, McIlheinny on the other hand….
 

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Stamkos is one of those guys that unless he is scoring, hell even sometimes when he is scoring, he never really stands out. All that being said you just need him to make a difference one game every series(without hurting the team the rest of the series) to make him worth his contract
 

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Don’t think people realize just how good he was the first 3 rounds of the playoffs.

Stamkos isn’t a passenger on these Tampa teams, McIlheinny on the other hand….

I can only talk about the Islanders series since I watched that, but he only had 4 points in 7 games and 3 of those were in the 8-0 blowout. All I can say for the most part was he was there
 

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Stamkos clearly made the right choice not choosing toronto. Won 2 cups and was invisible most of the time. Only time you really see him is on the pp
 

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Stamkos is nowhere near a passenger. Without his voice the team would be nowhere as he keeps the locker room aligned like the stars. Without him the Lightning don't make it past the Conference Finals. Same thing if you got rid of Killorn. I mean Hedman would be the other choice as captain, but Stamkos is too valuable of a captain for the Lightning.

He may not be the player he used to be, but he can still contribute in very valuable ways. If Tampa is moving salary on the other hand it's very much likely going to be Johnson and Gourde.
 

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He's past his prime and unfortunately has not got it done.
What, exactly, did he "not get done"?

The guy just lifted the Cup, as captain, matched his career-high in playoff scoring, finished 3rd despite the lowest ice-time of anyone in the top 21 scorers, and tied for 2nd in goals.

What isn't he getting done?
 
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Stamkos is nowhere near a passenger. Without his voice the team would be nowhere as he keeps the locker room aligned like the stars. Without him the Lightning don't make it past the Conference Finals. Same thing if you got rid of Killorn. I mean Hedman would be the other choice as captain, but Stamkos is too valuable of a captain for the Lightning.

He may not be the player he used to be, but he can still contribute in very valuable ways. If Tampa is moving salary on the other hand it's very much likely going to be Johnson and Gourde.
Going team first with hsi contract was pretty big.
 

ijuka

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Yes. Passenger indeed.

All he's done in this series is wait for a shot in the right circle on the PP. And even than he's struggled.

He's past his prime and unfortunately has not got it done.
Has not gotten what done, exactly? Winning the cup?
 

wetcoast

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No question

Yes, the Cup helps his legacy

Yes, he's overpaid

Kucherov, Point, Vasy, Hedman, McDonagh are all easily more important than him. Cernak and Sergachev are arguably just as important if not more important

Yes, Tampa should consider moving him. It won't happen though so it's mental masturbation

Pretty much this, injuries have taken their toll but he is a sure fire HHOFer right now. A lock.
 

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Don't underestimate the importance of wanting to win for a teammate. If nothing else, Stamkos is loved by his team. I remember when the Wings were winning, Yzerman talked about how much they wanted to win for Osgood, since people were calling him a 'passenger'.
 

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Don't underestimate the importance of wanting to win for a teammate. If nothing else, Stamkos is loved by his team. I remember when the Wings were winning, Yzerman talked about how much they wanted to win for Osgood, since people were calling him a 'passenger'.
I think this is 100% true. Stamkos is obviously loved by his teammates. And it's probably better for the Bolts that the Captain is not their best player. Keeps things more balanced.
 

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One heck of a player. The man shows up when games matter most.
Without him digging for the puck in that scrum, where he eventually popped it out to McDonagh, where eventually Colton scored; it’d have gone to OT.

Stamkos was always going into the corners digging at pucks throughout the playoffs, that isn’t his game but he did it anyway and his team won because of it.
 

Sanchise90

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Wait what? The guy that scored 18 pts in 22 games, finished tied for 3rd in playoff points and 3rd in Goals Created was a "passenger"? Man, if he's a "passenger", what does that make every Habs player not named Carey Price cause Nick Suzuki was their highest scorer with 16 points...?

Only in this forum will we have people tout Marc-Andre Fleury 3 Cup wins, despite him not even playing the finals, while calling a guy who finished tied for 3rd in playoff scoring a "passenger"...
 

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I would like the ones calling Stamkos a "passenger" to clarify exactly how many passengers there are on the Stanley Cup champion team? There must be at least 15-17 passengers.
 

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He's a powerplay specialist. I wouldn't call him a passenger but he's not a key piece to their team. If they could jettison his contract to keep everyone else they probably would.
 

Sanchise90

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I would like the ones calling Stamkos a "passenger" to clarify exactly how many passengers there are on the Stanley Cup champion team? There must be at least 15-17 passengers.

Apparently the whole Habs team were passengers getting to the Cup final cause no skater on their team scored as many points as Stamkos...
 
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