When it comes to the contract saga of Lightning captain Steven Stamkos, things have remained pretty quiet.
Both sides have refrained from speaking publicly on the subject, with general manager Steve Yzerman always saying, "when there's announcement to make, we'll announce it." Stamkos, in the final year of his current contract, told the Times before the season that they'll continue to work on an extension "when the time is right."
But Stamkos' agent, Don Meehan from Newport Sports, did shed some light on the subject Monday night in an interview with Toronto's TSN 1050. Meehan said while there were "some issues" he and Stamkos dealt with at the end of the year, they are "engaged" with Yzerman and are just practicing "due diligence to the nth degree.