Steven Stamkos

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FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2016, file photo, Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos warms up before an NHL hockey game against the Colorado Avalanche, in Tampa, Fla. Several high-profile injuries around the league have contributed to derailing teams’ seasons, like Tampa Bay losing Stamkos for four months. “There’s other teams that are good teams that have just had some bad luck,” Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford said. “Tampa Bay just couldn’t overcome the injuries. If Tampa Bay has Stamkos all the way through the season, they’d certainly be a different place.”(AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

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Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos (91) celebrates with teammates Alex Killorn (17) and Nate Thompson (44) after scoring against the Montreal Canadiens during the third period of Game 1 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series on Wednesday, April 16, 2014, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos (91) fires the puck past Montreal Canadiens defenseman Alexei Emelin (74), of Russia, for a goal during the second period of Game 1 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series on Wednesday, April 16, 2014, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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Tampa Bay Lightning center Tyler Johnson, left, celebrates with center Steven Stamkos (91) after scoring against the Philadelphia Flyers during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, April 10, 2014, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos (91) pushes Dallas Stars defenseman Trevor Daley (6) into the boards during the first period of an NHL hockey game on Saturday, April 5, 2014, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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Ottawa Senators goalie Robin Lehner (40) stops Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos (91) during a shootout in an NHL hockey game Monday, March 24, 2014, in Tampa, Fla. The Senators won the game 4-3. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman (77), of Sweden, celebrates his goal against the Ottawa Senators with teammate center Steven Stamkos (91) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, March 24, 2014, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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Tampa Bay Lightning's Steven Stamkos (91) can't get to a rebound in front of Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Jeff Zatkoff (37) in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Saturday, March 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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Pittsburgh Penguins' Evgeni Malkin (71) falls to the ice, losing control of the puck, under pressure from Tampa Bay Lightning's Steven Stamkos (91) in the second period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, March 22, 2014, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)