“As February 29th approaches, I am stating today that Steven Stamkos will not be traded before the NHL’s trade deadline. I have said repeatedly that it is our hope to reach an agreement with Steven on a new contract at some point, and with 27 games remaining in the season, our entire organization, Steven included, wants to focus on making the playoffs. I will keep the negotiating process strictly between the involved parties and have no further comment on the state of those negotiations.”
So we're all in this season. Time to change the motto again.
Yzerman statement: http://lightning.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=868872
You guys are acting like Yzerman can just trade him at will. Personally, I'm thinking this statement came out because Stammer has decided he won't waive his NMC.