January 23, 2009
Scratch a sore point for Stamkos
By BRUCE GARRIOCH, SUN MEDIA
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It was bittersweet news for Steven Stamkos.
The Lightning centre was invited to play in the YoungStars Game the same day he was made a healthy scratch by coach Rick Tocchet.
"I think that was the first time (I was a healthy scratch in my life)," recalled Stamkos, the first overall pick in the 2008 NHL draft.
"The other time may have been when I didn't do my homework when I was a kid and my parents wouldn't let me play ... That was difficult for me."