"You can't control what people say. Sometimes it's tough when you hear it, things are so completely fabricated and not even close to the truth. But I think at the end of the day, you realize that obviously a lot of people don't know the situation because they're not part of it. They've got to make a story to get ratings for their show, or get reads on their blogs. You can't control it. So I've learned over time not to worry about it."

-Steven Stamkos of the Tampa Bay Lightning on all the rumors/talk surrounding his contract. More from Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times.