Team Canada and Stamkos Update … Replacement Coming
  • Pierre LeBrun: Team Canada GM said yesterday that they will have a replacement player for Steven Stamkos named within the next 48 hours.
  • Renaud Lavoie: Lavoie heard last week that there is a good chance that Martin St. Louis will be at the Olympics.
  • Darren Dreger: Whoever Canada picks (Eric Staal? Martin St.Louis? Claude Grioux? James Neal?), must be willing to a 13th forward and be capable of being a top-line winger as well.
  • Hockey Centreal: Stamkos will address the media at 11:30 AM ET today and will be carried on SportsNet360 and at SportsNet.ca.
  • Michael Traikos: According to the Tampa Bay Lightning, Steven Stamkos plans on taking part in their morning skate today.