When the calendar flipped to July 1st in 2015, the Lightning were officially able to re-sign Steven Stamkos to an extended contract. That day came and went with no news. His agent, Don Meehan didn’t seem too concerned about not having a deal, and the Lightning weren’t concerned because they knew these things took time.
Lightning fans weren’t as chill about it.
After all, just two weeks earlier, Stamkos has suffered through his first Stanley Cup Final loss, so there was some understanding if he didn’t want to jump right into contract negotiations. So just what was Stamkos doing while people in the Tampa Bay area were fretting about his future with the team?