The Calgary Sun · Jun 5, 2015
SIMMONS: Steven Stamkos clearly not Lightning coach's favourite
Lightning centre Steven Stamkos (left) skates with the puck against Blackhawks defenceman Niklas Hjalmarsson (right) during the second period in Game 1 of the 2015 Stanley Cup final in Tampa, Fla. (Kim Klement/USA TODAY Sports)TAMPA, FLA. - There was a face-off with 38 seconds to play and Steven Stamkos stood on the bench waiting for his name to be called.
He never moved.
He never said a word.
Needing a goal to send Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final to overtime, the Tampa Bay Lightning left the sport’s second most prolific scorer on the bench, coach Jon Cooper making a mostly odd decision. He stayed with Ryan Callahan as his extra forward, with the goalie out. He never called for Stamkos.