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TAMPA, Fla. – Less than 48 hours after the Lightning’s season came to an end in Sunrise, general manager Julien BriseBois spoke to the media about the only topic most anybody cared about: re-signing Steven Stamkos. “The aim is for him to continue to play on a contending Tampa Bay Lightning team going forward,” said BriseBois. “It is obviously a priority to see if we can get this done. I am very hopeful.” Moves made Saturday seem to point in the direction of keeping the captain in Tampa. Actually, bringing defenseman Ryan McDonagh back to Amalie Arena last month seemed to be a signal that the L…

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