Stamkos is Roarin' Back!

[CupsOverCash]

Hatty!

 

[VinikToWinIt]

Make it a triple!

 

[DFC]

This is actually worthy of the "roaring back" thing. Stammer has been anywhere between "very good" and "unreal" for about a month now.

 

[koyvoo]

What a beast!

 

[Tobias Kahun]

The goalie still doesn’t know where the puck is

 

[Martinez]

He did have 86 points last season. Safe to say it was just a slow start

 

[Rschmitz]

I'd almost given up on this version of Stammer before the season, but tonight just put a big fat exclamation point on what has slowly been developing over the last two months.

 

[Rschmitz]

He did have 86 points last season. Safe to say it was just a slow start

This is a totally different version, a much better version. Stamkos is producing offense this year, instead of hanging on Kucherov's coattails and over passing.

 

[DFC]

He did have 86 points last season. Safe to say it was just a slow start

Sort of. He's shown "flashes" of elite play over the last 5 years, but this is the longest consistent stretch we've seen. A huge chunk of last year's points were pretty pedestrian. This year? Not so much. He's creating plays, finishing plays, attacking the net, everything. He struggled for about 12 games. Had a TERRIBLE game against Nashville, and it's been beastmode ever since.

 

[These Are The Days]

Stamkos finally figured out to start shooting again after almost 3 years.






Where is your God now?

 

[isthatso]

Googled his name and found this board.

Leave while you can before it's too late!

 

[RegularSznAllStars]

He did have 86 points last season. Safe to say it was just a slow start

Just looking at numbers doesn’t tell the story with stamkos.

 

[LT]

As if Tampa needed more offense...

Good for him. One of my favorite players in the league, glad to see him starting to return to his old-self. Hopefully that sticks around - it's good for the game.

For a while I really thought he could give Ovechkin a run for his money. I think it's too late for that now, but he could still be a force.

 

[OurlordAndSaviorKuch]

 

[Critical13]

Nothing going wrong for the Bolts these days. At this pace they will cake walk to the cup.

 

[DFC]

Having Stamkos and Kucherov, on separate lines, both playing their A-games. This has been the dream for a long time.

 

[Goose]

Insane he’s only 28.

Without this thread I would have guessed 33 or something with his accomplishments and the number of times it feels like he’s gone through injuries.

 

[Sam Spade]

Nothing going wrong for the Bolts these days. At this pace they will cake walk to the cup.

I just hope they win the Presidents Trophy.

 

[Master P]

I just hope they win the Presidents Trophy.

 

[Connor McConnor]

I've always liked Stamkos' game but at the same time he's still a guy who never shows up in big games and that has heavily diminished what people think of him. Absolutely no ability to raise the game of others around him. When he was injured a winger did a better job of elevating his teammates than he did. And now, a young 22yr old centre is doing stuff Stamkos could never do (Ie. play 2 way, winning hockey and raise the game of others).

Stammer is a hell of a fantasy player, but nothing more than that.

 

[Master P]

delete

 

[A1LeafNation]

8 goals in his last 7 games.

^reg season stamkos, playoff stamkos:

 

[Master P]

Damn jinx thread.

My first thought

 

[DownIsTheNewUp]

I've always liked Stamkos' game but at the same time he's still a guy who never shows up in big games and that has heavily diminished what people think of him. Absolutely no ability to raise the game of others around him. When he was injured a winger did a better job of elevating his teammates than he did. And now, a young 22yr old centre is doing stuff Stamkos could never do (Ie. play 2 way, winning hockey and raise the game of others).

Stammer is a hell of a fantasy player, but nothing more than that.

This might come as a surprise if you're an Oilers fan, but teams are allowed to have more than one star player.

 

[DownIsTheNewUp]

^reg season stamkos, playoff stamkos:

Quite ironic for Oiler and Leaf fans to come in and knock a players playoff performance. Kind of hard to knock your players playoffs with their tiny sample sizes, but wouldn't you know Stamkos' playoff points/game is higher than Mcdavid and Matthews.