St. Louis believes Stamkos is ‘going to a extremely good state of affairs’ in Nashville

In the case of his former teammate, Martin St. Louis believes a change of surroundings may be factor for Steven Stamkos.

Chatting with Dan Rosen of NHL.com on Thursday, the pinnacle coach of the Montreal Canadiens shared his ideas on Stamkos, the longtime Tampa Bay Lightning captain, signing with the Nashville Predators this low season.

“It’s robust leaving,” St. Louis advised Rosen whereas at a charity occasion in Connecticut. “I’m not going to get into how every thing was dealt with. It’s laborious to go away, however I don’t suppose it’s a foul factor for ‘Stammer’ to go and expertise one thing else. It’d be good to remain in the identical place for that lengthy, which he was lucky to do. What was he, 16 years there? That’s a very long time. I believe he’s going to look again on his profession and I believe he’s going to be completely satisfied that he skilled one thing else, and he’s going to a extremely good state of affairs.”

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St. Louis spent six seasons with Stamkos in Tampa and went by means of an identical expertise, departing the Lightning on the finish of a Corridor of Fame profession. He performed 13 seasons general for the Lightning earlier than requesting a commerce, which resulted in him being despatched to the New York Rangers.

The primary distinction between the 2, nevertheless, is that Stamkos, after 16 seasons with the workforce, had expressed a want to stay with the Lightning, ideally till his retirement from the NHL.

In the end, it didn’t work out that method after he and the Lightning had been unable to return to an settlement on a brand new contract, forcing him to depart in free company this summer time. He joined the Predators on a four-year, $32 million deal.

The 34-year-old Stamkos, who has since spoken about his blended feelings leaving Tampa, was undeniably the face of the franchise ever because the Lightning chosen him first general within the 2008 draft. A two-time Stanley Cup champion with the workforce, Stamkos stays one of many high goal-scorers within the NHL and is coming off the seventh 40-goal season of his profession.

“… I advised him that I look again on my expertise and I’m glad that I did what I did, particularly with the ability to dictate a bit bit the place you’re going to go,” St. Louis stated of his conversations with Stamkos this summer time. “… I really feel like he’s come round and I believe he’s excited for what’s coming for him.”