Steven Stamkos issues emotional goodbye to Tampa Bay but leaves a big name out.
Steven Stamkos has issued an emotional goodbye to the Tampa Bay Lighting abut leaves a key name out...
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for helping me put this together.
When reading about Stamkos' time as the Captain with the Lighting and what it meant to be apart of that organization and city for all those years, it is hard not to get emotional.
It was 7:30 in the morning. The day after we beat Montreal to win our second Cup. I was at home, and everybody was there. Parents, kids, teammates, friends. Nobody had gotten much sleep. We were exhausted, but it was just one of those amazing nights. We were all sitting around, just sharing in the joy. Soaking in the moment. And my son Carter rolled out of bed. He came into the kitchen, and we made him a bowl of his favorite Sesame Street Alpha-Bits cereal to eat out of the Stanley Cup. I was looking at him and just thinking, like, Man. What a special moment this is.
I'll remember that image forever. Forever.
It just kind of captured so much about what our time in Tampa has meant - how it became home. - Stamkos
He states he will forever have a massive bond with the team and the city he played in for so many years, that it will always be apart of who he is. His his kids were born there and grew up there.
He talked about teammates like Alex Killorn and the entire medical staff and how well they treated him and got him better in the dark moments of his potential career ending injuries.
Stamkos really left a mark on the entire city of Tampa Bay and he will always be missed there. I urge you to go read the entire Players Tribune article as it goes in to real depth on how thankful he is about being a Tampa Bay Lighting.
Source: The Players Tribune
Thank You, Tampa Bay
