from Martin Fennelly of the Tampa Tribune,

He might want to stay here, but he’d go.

He’d be able to handle the Toronto hothouse. There might be a lot of reasons for him not to go to Toronto, but fear wouldn’t be one of them.

The Leafs are hockey’s Cubs. Imagine being the guy to put Toronto over the top — and it’s your hometown team. King for life. I’m just saying.

Stamkos isn’t. He wouldn’t bite on Toronto talk Tuesday morning.

“You’re a professional,” Stamkos said. “Whatever the situation is, you’ve got to find a way to make it work. Again, I do love it here. Last year was such a fun ride you just want to get back on the train all over again. That’s the plan. That other stuff is just going to take care of itself.”

He said, “I think if you asked a lot of people in the league, this is a top destination. When I got here, it was just a nice place to live. Now it’s a nice place to live and a great place to play hockey.”

But not the only place.

It’s not crazy to keep that in mind.

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