What It Means:

Stamkos stayed on after the practice to do extra skating with the other scratches. He confirmed afterwards that his status remains unchanged.

Stamkos put together a regular season which was slightly underwhelming compared to his normal level of production, scoring 36 goals and recording 64 points in 77 games. His -3.1 Relative Corsi For Percentage at Even Strength was a career low while his 51.5 Corsi For Percentage was slightly above his career average (50.6). He's yet to appear in the playoffs this season.