Steven Stamkos: A Heartbreaking Departure from Tampa Bay

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Steven Stamkos’s departure from Tampa Bay left fans heartbroken as they relate it to a painful breakup.

[Erik Erlendsson] When I asked Steven Stamkos about when he came to the realization it wasn’t going to work out to return, “You’re trying to hang on to something that doesn’t want to hang on to you”
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Summary

  • Fans empathize with Stamkos’s realization of moving on
  • They feel the pain as if it’s a personal breakup
  • Comparisons to unreciprocated love and hanging on depict deep emotional attachment
  • Stamkos’s love for Tampa Bay outweighs the feeling being mutual

    • PhilyJ

    PhilyJ humorously suggests a picture of Stamkos getting stabbed like Fleury

    LarksMyCaptain

    LarksMyCaptain succinctly labels the situation as brutal

    maddscientist

    maddscientist references a famous quote, highlighting the emotion in the scenario