07/30/08 06:33 AM
Tampa Bay signs top pick
Steven Stamkos can hardly wait to get started for the Lightning.
The 18-year-old No. 1 pick in the NHL draft, already penciled in as the team’s second-line center, signed a three-year, $2.625 million contract with Tampa Bay that could be worth up to $11.175 million with incentives.
The standard entry-level contract includes a yearly base salary of $875,000, as well as a maximum of $8.55 million in performance bonuses.
