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Stamkos doesn't let contract stuff 'creep into the room'

DIRK SHADD | Times

Steven Stamkos said nothing from the outside, including the fallout from his inadvertent "like" Wednesday of a TSN tweet of him potentially playing for Toronto, has impacted him or his teammates.

While Lightning captain Steven Stamkos will find himself in the middle of a media circus Tueday in Toronto, he certainly doesn't seem too concerned about it.

"The focus tonight is on Columbus," Stamkos said after this morning's skate. "We'll deal with that when the time comes."

Stamkos is in the final year of his deal, his uncertain contract saga is the talk of the hockey world, specifically in his hometown of Toronto, where Maple Leafs fans are clamoring for the Markham, Ontario native to return home in free agency this summer.