You may or may not have noticed that we haven’t posted anything in-depth about Steven Stamkos’ departure from Tampa just yet. Honestly, we’re still letting the emotions die down a bit. The man was every bit a legend in this town and if there were to be a Mt. Rushmore of Tampa-area athletes his handsome face would be chiseled up there. At some point we will collect our thoughts and write them down, but not just yet.
As for The Captain, he published his good-bye to his adopted home town via The Players’ Tribune. From “walking up and down Dale Mabry…looking for a place to buy a phone” as a rookie to leaving the bubble to be with his wife during a difficult pregnancy to “Sharing it [the Stanley Cup] with you, Tampa” he talks about his journey as a player over the 16 years he spent in the area.