Leafs put freeze on TSN's 'Sign Stamkos' signs

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Steven Stamkos takes part in practice in Toronto on Tuesday, January 28, 2014. (The Canadian Press)TORONTO - If you wanted to show your support for Steven Stamkos and your burning desire to see him become a Maple Leaf Tuesday at the Air Canada Centre, you were welcome to it.

But it came with conditions.

The Lightning star – and pending free agent – unwittingly created additional unwanted attention to his first visit to his home town by “liking” a TSN tweet last week suggesting he would be a good fit here. This being Toronto (and with a week between games) it created a frenzy around Leafs Nation.

At the top of that list was a promotion by TSN Radio to hand fans…