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Steven Stamkos' future puts Lightning at crossroads

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No team enjoyed a quieter off-season last year than the Tampa Bay Lightning. Their house was so tidy coming off that remarkable run to the Stanley Cup Final that general manager Steve Yzerman simply cut ties with one player, forward Brenden Morrow, and brought in another, free agent Erik Condra, to take his place.