While Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Julien BriseBois kept the door open to Steven Stamkos re-signing before Monday earlier today, the forward's agent may have just closed it.
"He will be a free agent on July 1,” Stamkos' agent Don Meehan told TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun.
LeBrun notes that something could still change for Stamkos, who is the Lightning's captain, to stay but for now he appears set to hit the open market. The long-term cap space for the Lightning may be running low as BriseBois said Friday the team expects to announce an extension foronce he can sign one on Monday. Hedman, 33, is entering the final season of his eight-year, $63 million deal with a cap hit of $7.875 million.
"We've had discussions with Victor's agent about an extension," BriseBois said on a Zoom call with reporters. "In his case, we have more runway before we have to get a deal done. He still has one year left on his current agreement. That being said, the plan remains to be in a position to announce an agreement or a new contract with Victor in the coming days."
"As we stand here right now, we haven't been able to reach an agreement yet," BriseBois added of Stamkos. "I don't know if we will be able to reach an agreement but we met with Steven's agent again yesterday and both sides are still interested in getting a deal done but we have not been able to agree to terms that are satisfactory for both sides.
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