"We're doing all we can to sign him."

"What we look like if Stammer re-signs with us, it effects what we can do with our team. For us, we'd like to know sooner than later."

"At some point on other players, I have to make a decisions, whether it'd be restricted free agents, or potential trades or qualifying offers and things like that. I've got to make decisions and they can't be put off forever."

-Steve Yzerman on Steven Stamkos. Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times has more.