Yeah, that's what I mean. The deal is VERY team friendly at that term. He could blow up as early as November. I mean, it's way better than an AHL deal, but for a guy who's almost guaranteed a roster spot? Maybe even on a scoring line? Lol I feel like his agent did him a disservice by not taking a 1 year prove it deal.
Signing this deal does suggest he's not sure he'll be in the NHL this year.
Which is a bit weird, because it looks like Katchouk, Raddysh and ABB are three guys fighting for 2 spots. They all signed identical deals, but I'd think ABB has the edge and it's really the other two fighting for one spot. Then you throw in the fact that just one injury or one case of the olds (from Bellemare or Perry) could mean that all three spend most of the season in Tampa.
On the flip side, it's hard to say he's potentially leaving all that much on the table by signing for 3 years. We're just not going to have the money to pay him much more than this next year, or the year after, and seems really unlikely that some other team would go after him with an offer sheet. But three years from now, that's when Stammer's contract is up and all bets are off as far as raises go.