Home is where the heart is, and Stamkos' heart was in Tampa all along.
Elated though we may be at the prospect of a premiere player coming home, fueled by
Lawton's convictions, Stamkos never promised anyone anything about where he would sign.
Players have the right to choose where they work as much as the rest of us do.
Now that we're past the Stamkos situation we should
Only think about drafting and developing.
Presently, I definitely agree that our focus should be on the internal development of our prospects.
Enhancing the growth that has already taken place can only net positive
Results, be it from true growth, or winnowing out the ones who have unfortunately
Fallen down the depth chart.
Ideally, I'd like to see our youth get the chance to fail and succeed in the big show.
Defense is still an issue that might be, but won't likely be, solved internally knowing who is in the pipeline.
Yegor Korshkov's pick would've been better spent spinning the roulette on more defense options.